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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Liquidity Corporation, Alameda, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Hawes, Orinda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Liquidity Nanotech Corporation, Concord, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 39/14 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2006.01); B01D 71/26 (2006.01); B01D 71/42 (2006.01); C02F 1/44 (2006.01); C02F 1/28 (2006.01); C02F 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/003 (2013.01); B01D 39/14 (2013.01); B01D 71/26 (2013.01); B01D 71/42 (2013.01); C02F 1/44 (2013.01); C02F 1/283 (2013.01); C02F 1/42 (2013.01); C02F 2201/006 (2013.01); C02F 2307/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
The apparatus for filtering and dispensing drinking water is disclosed which includes a container having an interior space with a dividing wall defining a first chamber for receiving unfiltered water and a second chamber for storing filtered drinking water, wherein a passage is formed through the interior wall adjacent a bottom surface of the container to provide fluid communication between the first and second chambers, and wherein at least one multi-layered filter pack is disposed across the passage to filter water flowing from the first chamber to the second chamber under force of gravity.