Liquid purification or separation – With preliminary chemical manufacture
Reexamination Certificate
2004-10-18
2008-09-09
Savage, Matthew O (Department: 1797)
Liquid purification or separation
With preliminary chemical manufacture
C210S197000, C210S198100, C210S416300, C210S418000, C261S029000, C261S087000, C261SDIG042
Reexamination Certificate
active
07422684
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus of sanitizing drinking water to be dispensed from a water dispenser having a reservoir includes the steps of providing the ozone gas generator that generates an ozone gas stream, transmitting the ozone gas stream from the generator to the water dispenser reservoir, mechanically breaking up the ozone gas stream inside the reservoir to produce ozone gas bubbles, and using the ozone gas bubbles to disinfect water in the reservoir. The ozone gas stream can be mechanically broken up using a pump such as, for example, an impeller type pump.
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U.S. Appl. No. 10/967,812, filed Oct. 18, 2004.
Davis Kenneth A.
Shelton James Jackson
Behrbass Seth M.
Garvey, Jr. Charles C.
Garvey, Smith Nehrbass & North, L.L.C.
S.I.P. Technologies L.L.C.
Savage Matthew O
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