Patents
US 10443907 B1: Ambient water condensing apparatus
- Granted
- 2019-10-15
- Filed
- 2018-10-29 application 16173835
- Type
- Utility · 8 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An ambient water condensing apparatus that extracts water vapor from ambient air utilizing a thermoelectric device, a superhydrophobic and/or superhydrophilic radiating condensing surface and a heat sink for providing point of source irrigation or drinking water using conventional and/or sustainable energy supplies. The thermoelectric device is thermally coupled intermediate of the condensing surface and the heat sink, and in particular a cold side of the thermoelectric device is thermally connected to the condensing surface and a hot side of the thermoelectric device is thermally connected to the heat sink. The water condensing apparatus may also include at least one fan element that cools the heat sink and introduces additional air to the condensing surface. The thermoelectric device and the fan element may be powered by any suitable electrical energy source, such as by solar energy, wind energy or grid power.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg191015.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tulsa 48 patents | US company or organization | Tulsa, OK | THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state University of Tulsa College or university FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state UNIVERSITY OF TULSA Nonprofit FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Otanicar | Tulsa, OK | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jared Starkweather | Tulsa, OK | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F25B | Refrigeration machines, plants or systems; combined heating and refrigeration systems; heat pump systems | F25B21/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B01D | Separation | B01D5/0042 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C02F | Treatment of water, waste water, sewage, or sludge | C02F1/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E03B | Installations or methods for obtaining, collecting, or distributing water | E03B3/28 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02A | Technologies for adaptation to climate change | Y02A20/211 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA signed 2021-04-15 | EXAERIS WATER INNOVATIONS, LLC TULSA, OK | 56448/636 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-10-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | OTANICAR, TODD P. signed 2015-11-12 STARKWEATHER, JARED signed 2015-11-12 | THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA TULSA, OK | 47357/617 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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