Apparatus for production of high-purity water by microwave technology

Claim 1

An apparatus for preparing distilled water comprising in combination: a microwave generating unit (10); a housing (78); a distillation flask (73) positioned in a microwave chamber (81), the upper portion of said flask extending beyond the microwave chamber (81) and housing (78); a water inlet (66) and overflow system (82) comprising in combination a T shaped conduit (70) having a horizontal member (71) and a vertical member (76) which extends from said horizontal member (71) through the top of said housing (78); a conduit (68) having a flow control valve (67), a solenoid valve 69 positioned in said horizontal member (71); a coupling (72) attaching said horizontal member (71) to an aperture in the bottom of said distillation flask (73); an overflow conduit (77) connected to the vertical member (76) and extending horizontally outward of said housing (78); an air filter (79) positioned in the top of said vertical member (76); a condenser unit (12) consisting of condensers (13) and (14); means for connecting the distillation flask (73) to said condenser unit (12); means for controlling the level of water in said distillation flask (73); a metal guard unit (21) surrounding said water inlet (66) and overflow system (82); radiation impervious shielding means (17) , (25), (26), (27), and (50) for assuring that no radiation escape from the microwave unit generating unit (10) during distillation; a solid metallic radiation impervious shield (20) connected to the top of said housing and surrounding the condenser unit (12); and filter means (29) connected to the top of said condenser unit (12) and said water inlet (66).

Claim 2

An apparatus for preparing distilled water comprising in combination: a microwave generating unit (10); a housing (78); a distillation flask (73) positioned in a microwave chamber (81), the upper portion of said flask extending beyond the microwave chamber (81) and housing (78); a water inlet (66) and overflow system (82) comprising in combination a T shaped conduit (70) having a horizontal member (71) and a vertical member (76) which extends from said horizontal member (71) through the top of said housing (78); a conduit (68) having a flow control valve (67), a solenoid valve 69 positioned in said horizontal member (71); a coupling (72) attaching said horizontal member (71) to an aperture in the bottom of said distillation flask (73); an overflow conduit (77) connected to the vertical member (76) and extending horizontally outward of said housing (78); an air filter (79) positioned in the top of said vertical member (76); a condenser unit (12) consisting of condensers (13) and (14); means for connecting the distillation flask (73) to said condenser unit (12); means for controlling the level of water in said distillation flask (73); a metal guard unit (21) surrounding said water inlet (66) and overflow system (82); radiation impervious shielding means (17) , (25), (26), (27), and (50) for assuring that no radiation escape from the microwave unit generating unit (10) during distillation; a solid metallic radiation impervious shield (20) connected to the top of said housing and surrounding the condenser unit (12); and filter means (29) connected to the top of said condenser unit (12) and said water inlet (66).