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Water vending apparatus

US8888963B2 · kind B2 · utility

22Cited by

11References

20Claims

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Assignee

DEKA Products Limited Parternship · US

Inventors

Dean Kamen · Bedford, US
Christopher C. Langenfeld · Nashua, US
Ryan K. LaRocque · Manchester, US
Andrew A. Schnellinger · North Andover, US
Prashant Bhat · Bedford, US
Stanley B. Smith, III · Raymond, US
Otis L. Clapp · Epping, US
Jeremy M. Swerdlow · Vienna, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 28, 2013
Grant date	Nov 18, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 28, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02W10/37
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A water vending apparatus is disclosed. The water vending system includes a water vapor distillation apparatus and a dispensing device. The dispensing device is in fluid communication with the fluid vapor distillation apparatus and the product water from the fluid vapor distillation apparatus is dispensed by the dispensing device.

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