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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2004
Edward B. Rinker, Oakland, CA (US);
Elizabeth Lane, Oakland, CA (US);
Simon Litvin, Boston, MA (US);
Ilya Ilyin, St. Petersburg, RU;
Alexander Chaliyan, St. Petersburg, RU;
Dmitry Logatchev, St. Petersburg, RU;
Michael Gershman, Zoran, IL;
Edward B. Rinker, Oakland, CA (US);
Elizabeth Lane, Oakland, CA (US);
Simon Litvin, Boston, MA (US);
Ilya Ilyin, St. Petersburg, RU;
Alexander Chaliyan, St. Petersburg, RU;
Dmitry Logatchev, St. Petersburg, RU;
Michael Gershman, Zoran, IL;
The Clorox Company, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for enhancing water is described. The system includes a housing with an inlet and an outlet, source water at the inlet, which can flow through a filter component in the housing and thus become treated water, and at least one enhancement module that can dispense an enhancement into the treated water as it flows through the outlet. Water can flow through the system only by the force of gravity, pressure in a building's water line, and/or hand pumps. Enhancement that can be used in the system include flavorings, dyes, minerals, vitamins, herbal supplements, nutritional supplements, phytonutrients, probiotics, homoepathic remedies, amino acids, enzymes, hormones, standard prescription medications, and over-the-counter medications, and combinations thereof. A control is also provided, through which a consumer can regulate an amount of enhancement that is added to the treated water.