Patent · US Expired

Water-filtering media and filters

US7425266B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 3, 2005
Grant dateSep 16, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 2, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10G33/06
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In at least some embodiments, a filter comprises a filtering media. The filtering media is impregnated with chemical compounds that effectively retain water molecules and water-alcohol molecules but not alcohol molecules. The filter also comprises a liquid channeling structure, wherein the liquid channeling structure directs liquid entering an input of the filter to flow through the filtering media before exiting an output of the filter.

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