Systems, compositions and methods for providing safe and healthy water and water-based products

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9604861-B2
Application number	US-201314376358-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 4, 2013
Priority date	Feb 2, 2012
Publication date	Mar 28, 2017
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017

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 pre-defined specifications; and disinfecting the water along with its container by UV irradiation from a UV light source to obtain a water product.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for dispensing safe and healthy water and water-based product, the system comprising:
an inlet for receiving pre-treatment water;
an analytical unit comprising one or more probes and a circuit system for receiving and processing electrical signals from the one or more probes;
an alert component comprising a light and/or acoustic alarm;
a UV light source configured to disinfect the water and a drinking container the water is in; a UV light shield arranged to contain the drinking container when it is positioned into the shield
a holder for receiving a sealed package of nutrient compositions for addition to the water being processed; and
an outlet for dispensing water into the drinking container for consumption.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sealed package of nutrient compositions includes a solution or a suspension or a dry powder or pellets or capsules.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the analytical unit tests the water to determine whether it meets a first set of pre-defined specifications and tests the water to determine whether it meets a second set of pre-defined specifications after the nutrient compositions are added to the water.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the analytical test unit tests the water to determine whether the water meets a second set of pre-defined specifications when the water is in the drinking container.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sealed package of nutrient compositions includes one or more of mineral nutrients, trace elements and nutritional supplements.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the analytical unit tests the water to determine whether it meets pre-defined specifications with respect to electrical conductivity or TDS or pH.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the UV light source disinfects the water with irradiation with UV light for a period from about 1 second to 10 minutes.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sealed package of nutrient compositions include mineral nutrients selected from: Ca 2+ , HCO 3 − , Mg 2+ , NO 3 2− , K + , Na + , NO 3 − , SO 4 2− .

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sealed package of nutrient compositions include trace elements selected from B (boron), Cu, I, Fe, Mn, Se, and Zn.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sealed package of nutrient compositions include nutritional supplements as vitamins.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein 10 mL to 5.0 L of water is dispensed per sealed package of nutrient compositions.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein a fixed volume of the sealed package of nutrient compositions is added to a fixed volume of water.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the UV light source disinfects the water and the container the water is in to obtain a water product comprising less than 1 count/L of E. Coli .

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the UV light source disinfects the water and the container the water is in to obtain a water product comprising less than 0.001 mg/L of Hg.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the UV light source disinfects the water and the container the water is in to obtain a water product comprising less than 0.01 mg/L of Pb.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the UV light source disinfects the water and the container the water is in to obtain a water product comprising less than 0.060 mg/L of CH 3 Cl.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sealed package of nutrient compositions is one of a plurality of sealed packages of nutrient compositions, each sealed package including a different nutrient composition combination.

18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the pre-treatment water is pretreated by reverse osmosis.

Assignees

• Smith Corp A O

Inventors

• Zhang Hai-Feng

Classifications

• C02F9/20

  Portable or detachable small-scale multistage treatment devices, e.g. point of use or laboratory water purification systems · CPC title

• C02F1/325

  Irradiation devices or lamp constructions · CPC title

• C02F1/686

  Devices for dosing liquid additives · CPC title

• B67D2210/00015

  UV radiation · CPC title

• C02F1/68

  by addition of specified substances, e.g. trace elements, for ameliorating potable water (medicinal water A61K) · CPC title