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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2009
Miles Maiden, Blue Hill, ME (US);
Miles Maiden, Blue Hill, ME (US);
Hydro-Photon, Inc., Blue Hill, ME (US);
Abstract
A wearable or portable intermittently operable hydration system () includes a purification module () that contains one or more solid state UV devices that are positioned in the path of hydrating fluid, or water, flow through the hydration system to a mouthpiece (). The UV LEDs are instant on devices with essentially no ramp-up required, and a sensor () or the opening of a push-pull valve () controls the turning on of the UV LEDs. The fluid flow path may run from a bladder () in a backpack () worn by the user, a sports bottle () worn by or carried by the user or may be through a water filtration system that a user operates via a pump. The power for the purification module may come from batteries, solar cells, fuel cells, power converted from pumping or winding action or any combination thereof.