US5435894A
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Process and apparatus for improving quality of water
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-02-23
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Granted: 1995-07-25
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Expires: 2014-02-23
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides a process and apparatus for improving the quality of water in an easy manner and with reasonable cost and high efficiency. The process provides a grounding electrode and a pair of applying electrodes in water to be treated. First and second high-frequency switches are connected respectively to a DC voltages source through a variable resistor. A switching commander circuit, which is a flip-flop circuit, is connected to the first and second switches through a resistor. An oscillator is connected to the switching commander circuit. The switching commander circuit alternately outputs a switching command to the first and second switches, in response to a signal from the oscillator, so that the first and second switches are periodically turned ON and OFF resulting in voltage being alternately applied to the pair of applying electrodes which causes an ORP value of the water to decrease.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideo Hayakawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 12:00
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/48; C02F1/487; C02F2209/00; C02F2209/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A process for improving quality of water, comprising the steps of: providing a grounding electrode and a pair of applying electrodes in water to be treated; connecting first and second switches respectively to a DC voltage source through a variable resistor; connecting a switching commander circuit which is a flip-flop circuit to the switches through a resistor; and connecting a oscillator to the switching commander circuit, wherein the switching commander circuit alternately outputs a switching command to the first and second switches, in response to a signal from the oscillator, so that the first and second switches are periodically turned ON and OFF resulting in voltage being alternately applied to the pair of applying electrodes which causes an ORP value of the water to decrease.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A process for improving quality of water, comprising the steps of: providing a grounding electrode and a pair of applying electrodes in water to be treated; connecting first and second switches respectively to a DC voltage source through a variable resistor; connecting a switching commander circuit which is a flip-flop circuit to the switches through a resistor; and connecting a oscillator to the switching commander circuit, wherein the switching commander circuit alternately outputs a switching command to the first and second switches, in response to a signal from the oscillator, so that the first and second switches are periodically turned ON and OFF resulting in voltage being alternately applied to the pair of applying electrodes which causes an ORP value of the water to decrease.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electrode is made of materials selected from the group consisting of zinc, lithium oxide, magnesium alloy, copper, iron, stainless-steel and titanium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said grounding electrode is arranged as a pair of electrodes opposing each other and alternately grounded.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said DC source supplies 10-50 V and said oscillator outputs to said switching commander circuit a signal of 20-200 KHz.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
102 words
An apparatus for improving quality of water, comprising: a tank; a grounding electrode; a pair of applying electrodes, wherein all of said electrodes being arranged in said tank; a DC source; first and second switches, each being connected to said DC source through a variable resistor to convert the DC voltage from said DC source to AC voltage for alternately applying the AC voltage to one of said applying electrodes; a switching commander circuit which is a flip-flop circuit connected to said switches through a resistor for outputting a switching command; and a oscillator outputting a signal to said switching commander circuit.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
102 words
An apparatus for improving quality of water, comprising: a tank; a grounding electrode; a pair of applying electrodes, wherein all of said electrodes being arranged in said tank; a DC source; first and second switches, each being connected to said DC source through a variable resistor to convert the DC voltage from said DC source to AC voltage for alternately applying the AC voltage to one of said applying electrodes; a switching commander circuit which is a flip-flop circuit connected to said switches through a resistor for outputting a switching command; and a oscillator outputting a signal to said switching commander circuit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein two electrodes opposed to each other are arranged as said grounding electrode, each electrode being connected to a third and fourth switches which are connected to said oscillator through a second switching commander circuit, wherein said two grounding electrodes are alternately grounded.
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