Patent ID: 8172988

Claim:
A distiller, comprising: a liquid-tight enclosure; an input source connected to the liquid-tight enclosure for inputting a quantity of water into the liquid-tight enclosure; a heating element in thermal communication with at least a portion of the quantity of water within the liquid-tight enclosure; a plurality of substantially vertical rotatable plates aligned along a substantially horizontal axis within the liquid-tight enclosure, wherein at least a portion of each of the substantially vertical rotatable plates is submerged within the quantity of water inside the liquid-tight enclosure, and wherein each of the substantially vertical rotatable plates has an opening; a groove fixed with each of the substantially vertical rotatable plates, wherein the groove rotates with each of the substantially vertical rotatable plates, wherein a first end of the groove on each of the substantially vertical rotatable plates is proximate to the opening; at least one manifold, having one or more exit ports, the manifold extending through a plurality of the openings of the substantially vertical rotatable plates, wherein the manifold is in fluid communication with a plurality of the first ends of the grooves during a rotation of the plates to communicate fluid from the grooves directly to the manifold; and an output opening formed in the liquid-tight enclosure, the output opening arranged in fluid communication with the manifold.