Poor drinking water? No problem. Famed inventor Dean Kamen (inventor of the Segway and insulin pump) conceived a water vending machine that delivers safe, affordable, and good tasting water. This machine can be used to purify water sources in areas where acceptable drinking water is not available.
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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.
Applicant : DEKA Products Limited Partnership , Manchester , NH ( US )
Inventors : Dean Kamen , Bedford , NH ( US ) ;
Christopher C. Langenfeld , Nashua , NH ( US ) ; Ryan K. LaRocque , Manchester , NH ( US ) ; Andrew A. Schnellinger , Merrimack , NH ( US ) ; Prashant Bhat , Bedford , NH ( US ) ; Stanley B. Smith , III , Raymond , NH ( US ) ; Otis L. Clapp , Manchester , ME ( US ) ; Jeremy M. Swerdlow , Vienna , VA ( US )
Filed : Mar. 18 , 2022