Appeal 2006-2816
Application 10/434,125
This is an appeal from the Examiner’s final rejection of claims 13,
23-28, 31, 32, and 36-65. We have jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to
35 U.S.C. § 6(b).
Appellant’s invention relates to a transportable water treatment system
using filters and ozone. Independent Claim 13 is reproduced below:
13. A water treatment apparatus to purify water coming from an
external water source as water flows in said apparatus, said water source
containing unwanted particles and/or substances and/or having high levels of
turbidity, said apparatus comprising:
a transportable housing which is adapted to be connected to said water
source;
a first filter which removes a portion of said unwanted particles from
said water source;
an ozone generator system which produces and provides ozone,
a mixer which mixes said ozone with said water source from said first
filter;
a reactor which defines an inner chamber connected to said mixer and
favors the molecular reaction of said water source from said
first filter with said ozone to remove a significant portion of
any remaining [sic] said unwanted particles and/or substances
and inactivate another portion of the left said unwanted
particles and/or substances;
a second filter which removes another portion of said unwanted
particles and/or substances from said water source from said
chamber;
a third filter, which comprises ozone resistant means and which
lowers the turbidity level and lowers said ozone in said water
source from said second filter;
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