Oxygenated Drinking waters.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 27th July, 1887
Complete Left, 25th Apr., 1888
Complete Accepted, 27th July, 1888
Oxygenated Drinking waters.
We ARTHUR BRIN of 59 Brompton Crescent in the County of Middlesex, Engineer
and Chemist, and LEON QUENTIN BRIN of 7 Rue Gavarni, Paris in the Republic of
France, Engineer & Chemist do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide means for effecting the absorbtion by
water of many times it's own volume of pure oxygen gas.
Pure oxygen gas may be most economically produced by means of our process of
separating and obtaining oxygen and nitrogen from the atmospheric air for which we
were granted Letters Patent No. 157/85.
In order to remove any unpleasant taste that may have been acquired by the oxygen
in passing through the pumps employed in the above named process for withdrawing
the oxygen from the retorts or in passing through the pipe leading from the pumps
to the gazometer and also with a view to cooling it, we cause the oxygen. to pass
through a series of wash bottles, the first of which contains a solution of carbonate
of soda in water, the second a mixture of powdered wood charcoal and water, and the
third pure water, which should be constantly renewed during the process.
The oxygen is caused to pass into these wash bottles through tubes leading to the
lowest part thereof. These tubes are closed at the lower ends and are there pierced
with a number of very small holes, the object being to subdivide the stream of oxygen
so as to expose the largest possible surface to the action of the cleansing medium
through which it passes.
In order to purify the water intended for use in the manufacture of oxygenated
waters, we cause it to pass through a filter containing sponge and wood charcoal and
with a view to reducing the temperature of the water as much as possible in order that
it may absorb the oxygen under the most favourable conditions, we cause it to pass
through a refrigerator surrounded with ice.

page_text: After having been purified and cooled down by the processes above described the
oxygen and water are forced by separate pumps into a mixing chamber in which they
are beaten up together under a pressure of from twelve to fourteen atmospheres by
arms carried on a rapidly revolving shaft, which pass between other fixed arms in the
interior of the mixing chamber.
The oxygen and the water may also be forced by the pumps through the wash bottles
and through the filter and the refrigerator directly into the mixing chamber instead.
of being drawn through the wash bottles and through the filter and refrigerator and
then forced by the pumps into the mixing chamber as above described.
In order to maintain a constant pressure in the mixing chamber, we purposely make
the pump for forcing the oxygen into the mixing chamber of greater capacity than
would otherwise be necessary and we provide the mixing chamber with an enclosed
safety valve loaded to the pressure at which we desire to work. The excess of oxygen
forced by the pump into the mixing chamber escapes past this valve and is led by a
pipe from the casing which encloses it back again to the gazometer.
We also provide the mixing chamber with a second safety valve so constructed as
to discharge freely into the surrounding atmosphere and we prefer to load this valve
so that it shall blow off at a pressure slightly higher than the enclosed valve described
above.

page_text: Improvements in Means and in Apparatus for Producing Pure
Oxygenated Drinking Waters.
We ARTHUR. BRIN of 59 Brompton Crescent in the County of Middlesex Engineer
and Chemist and LEON QUENTIN BRIN of 7 Rue Gavarni. Paris in the Republic of
France Engineer and Chemist do bereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is to provide means and apparatus for effecting the
absorbtion by water of many times its own volume of pure oxygen gas.
The pure oxygen gas employed may be most economically produced by means of
our process of separating and obtaining oxygen and nitrogen from the atmospheric
air for which we were granted Letters Patent No. 157 of 1885.
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"In order to remove any unpleasant taste that may have been acquired by the oxygen
in passing through the pumps employed in the above named process for withdrawing
the oxygen from the retorts or in passing through the pipe or passage leading from
the pumps to the gasometer and also with a view to cooling it, we cause the oxygen
to pass through a series of wash bottles, the first of which contains a-solution of
carbonate of soda in water, the second a mixture of powdered wood charcoal and
water, and the third pure water, which should be constantly renewed during the
process which may be effected by causing it to flow constantly into and from the
vessel.
The oxygen is caused to pass into these wash bottles through tubes leading to
the lowest part thereof. These tubes are closed at the lower ends and are, there pierced
with a number of very small holes, the object being to subdivide the stream of oxygen
so as to expose the largest possible surface to the action of the cleansing medium
through which it passes.
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The accompanying drawing illustrates an arrangement according to our Invention
1, 2 and being similar cylinders (cylinder 1 being shown in sectional elevation)
each possessing similarly arranged inlet pipes 4 and discharge. fittings 5 for the passage
of oxygen in a manner presently to be described.
The cylinder 1 contains a solution of Carbonate of Soda in water, oxygen is supplied
to this cylinder by the pipe 6 and is discharged in a finely divided state into the solution
through small orifices 7 in the lower end of the inlet pipe 4. After passing up through
the solution the oxygen is withdrawn from cylinder 1 through the opening 8 leading
from the annulus to the pipe 10 by which it is conducted to a pipe (similar to the
pipe 4) which discharges it into a solution of wood charcoal in water contained in the
cylinder 2. After passing up through this solution the oxygen is caused to pass by
way of the pipe 11 and by similar discharge fittings and inlet pipes to those already
described into and through clear water contained in the cylinder 3 from which cylinder

page_text: it is withdrawn by the pipe 12 leading to the machine in which the now purified
oxygen is to be utilized. Cylinder 3 is fitted with an inlet pipe 16 and outlet pipe 17
by which the water may be constantly renewed during the process.
All the cylinders 1, 2 and 3 are provided with air cocks 13 and with openings 14 for
the purpose of refilling the cylinders with a fresh supply of water or solution also with
cocks 15 for emptying the cylinders when desired.
In order to purify the water intended for use in the manufacture of the oxygenated
waters according to our Invention we cause it to pass through a filter containing
sponge and wood charcoal and with a view to reducing the temperature of the water
as much as possible in order that it may absorb the oxygen under the most favourable
conditions, we cause it to pass through a refrigerator surrounded with ice.
After having been purified and cooled down by the processes above described the
oxygen and water are forced preferably by separate pumps into a mixing chamber or
vessel in which they are agitated together under a high pressure preferably one of
from twelve to fourteen atmospheres which may be effected by arms or beaters carried.
on a rapidly revolving shaft the said arms or beaters as they revolve passing between
other fixed arms in the interior of the mixing chamber or vessel or by other well known
means.
In order to maintain a constant pressure in the mixing chamber, we make the pump
for forcing the oxygen into the mixing chamber of greater capacity than would other-
wise be necessary and we provide the mixing chamber with an enclosed safety valve
loaded to the pressure at which we desire to work. The excess of oxygen forced by
the pump into the mixing chamber escapes past this valve (together with a quantity
of water in the form of spray caused by the agitation) to a large vessel preferably of
glass and similar in construction to the wash bottles or purifiers, where the. gas-and
water are separated; the gas being again washed on its way to the gasometer and the
water being discharged at the bottom to a suitable level.
We also prefer to provide the mixing chamber with a second safety valve so
constructed as to discharge freely into the surrounding atmosphere and we prefer to
load this valve so that it shall blow off at a pressure slightly higher than the enclosed
valve described above.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The manufacture of oxygenated water in the manner or by the process substantially
as hereinbefore described.
2. The apparatus arranged as described for use as described in the manufacture of
oxygenated water.
Dated this 25th day of April 1888.
L. CHAPMAN,
Agent for the said
Arthur and Léon Quentin Brin.