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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2017
Applicant:
A. O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Inventor:
Hai-Feng Zhang, Winchester, MA (US);
Assignee:
A. O. SMITH CORPORATION, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/68 (2006.01); C02F 1/32 (2006.01); C02F 1/44 (2006.01); B67D 7/76 (2010.01); C02F 1/00 (2006.01); C02F 9/00 (2006.01); C02F 103/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/687 (2013.01); B67D 7/766 (2013.01); C02F 1/008 (2013.01); C02F 1/32 (2013.01); C02F 1/325 (2013.01); C02F 1/441 (2013.01); C02F 1/686 (2013.01); C02F 9/005 (2013.01); B67D 2210/0001 (2013.01); B67D 2210/00015 (2013.01); C02F 1/68 (2013.01); C02F 2103/04 (2013.01); C02F 2209/001 (2013.01); C02F 2209/003 (2013.01); C02F 2209/05 (2013.01); C02F 2303/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for providing a safe and healthy water and water-based product, comprising: testing pretreated reverse osmosis water to determine whether it meets a first set of pre-defined specifications; introducing a pre-defined nutrient composition into the water, wherein the predefined nutrient composition comprising one or more of mineral nutrients, trace elements and nutritional supplements; testing the water to determine whether it meets a second set of predefined specifications; and disinfecting the water along with its container by UV irradiation from a UV light source to obtain a water product.