WO2005030587A1

WO2005030587A1 - Mobile modular bottled water plant and modules therefor

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Publication number: WO2005030587A1
Application number: PCT/IB2004/003817
Authority: WO
Inventors: Kjeld Thorsen
Original assignee: Provital A/S
Priority date: 2003-09-26
Filing date: 2004-09-27
Publication date: 2005-04-07

Abstract

A mobile, module based system that is, satellite supervised/controlled, for the production of safe drinkingwater on bottlewater-containers including at least one production site. Each mobile production site, land or sea based, has for this purpose at least one of each system for, the treatment of water with a desinfection, purification and softening, moleculare separation, harmonizer, and a filtering or mineralizer proces, a module that produces recyclable polymer bottles/containers, that fills, tests, produces recyclable capsules containing nutritients or flavoring agents for mixing with the water, caps with these capsules, labels packsand palletizes, filled units in-line a vision-controlled process. Where each complete mobile Bottled Water production Plant has at least on of each systemmodule build in a Foodproduction-approved RO/RO-container, for the purification of water, the production of bottles/-watercontainers, the material dispensing-/storagesystem, the filling with capsule-production, inkjet-marking, folio-sealing, label-printing, encapsulation, packaging and palletizing, the solarenergy-system and/or fuelcell-system and/or diesel-electric powerplant. The entire purpose is to achive a mobile production of safe water in sealed recyclable polymer-containers/-bottles/-carafes for commercial production or emergency and relief purposes at any place on the earth.

Description

MOBILE MODULAR BOTTLED WATER PLANT AND MODULES THEREFOR

DESCRIPTION

This application claims priority of United States Provisional Application Serial Number 60/506,582, filed September 26, 2003, and entitled "Mobile Modular Bottled Water

Plant and Modules Therefor", which is hereby incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to water treatment for human consumption. More specifically, this invention relates to mobile, containerized modules for the production of safe drinking water in sealed containers from any water source at any location in the world.

Related Art Drinking water for humans is constantly under threat from infection or pollution due to environmental failures, weather disasters, war, terrorism, etc.. It is expected that these threats will continue and even increase.

In response, many firms offer portable, containerized water purification systems. For example, SIONIX Corporation (www.sionix.com) offers its Sionix DAF™ water purification system housed in a standard 8'x8'x40' ISO shipping container. The container makes it easy to transport the Sionix system by track, rail, plane, helicopter or ship. Also, some firms offer complete water bottle manufacturing and filling systems. For example, GET (Global EnviroScience Technologies), Inc. (www.get-inc.com) offers standard and custom machines for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle manufacturing by blow molding. Also, GET, Inc. offers a selection of water bottling and even bag-in-a-box filling and packaging systems.

However, none of these responses offer a complete solution for circumstances where other civil infrastructures, namely power and water distribution systems, are non-existent or have also failed. This invention addresses that need by providing a mobile, modular water purification system which is also integrated with a self-sustaining stand-alone power supply and water distribution system. In particular, the water distribution system of the present invention is also a self-sustaining, stand-alone water bottle manufacturing and filling plant. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is a complete, mobile and modular bottled water factory. The factory can operate with water from any source at any location in the world to provide clean, safe water in clean, safe containers ready for distribution to and consumption by needing humans. The invented bottled water factory is stand-alone, and self-supplying of power, raw materials and processes, including monitoring, supervision and control, for production of pure water in clean and safe bottles.

Also, the invention is a complete, mobile and modular water bottle, carafe and/or container factory. The bottle factory operates with a raw material storage and dispensing system for on-site production of clean, safe bottles. The invented water bottle, carafe and/or container factory is also stand-alone, and self-supplying of power, raw materials and processes.

Preferably, the water treatment and bottling equipment is provided in standard ISO shipping containers. Preferably, one container may house the water treatment equipment, and another, the bottling equipment. Also, yet another container may house bulk water storage or bottle boxing and palleting equipment. Preferably, the different containers are easily operatively inter-connected so that a complete treatment and production factory line may be established very quickly. Also, multiple production lines with different sets of interconnected containers may also be easily and quickly established.

Preferably, the operation of the connected containers may be facilitated by computer, and supervised by on-board intelligent vision systems controlled via satellite on a wireless communication basis.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Please refer to page 4, following. Drawing A (Figures A-l - A-5) is a set of schematic figures depicting Module A of the present invention. Drawing B (Figures B-l - B-3) is a set of schematic figures depicting Module B of the present invention.

Drawing C (Figures C-1 - C-3) is a set of schematic figures depicting Module C of the present invention. Drawing D (Figures D-l - D-3) is a set of schematic figures depicting Module D of the present invention.

Drawing E (Figures E-l — E-3) is a set of schematic figures depicting Module E of the present invention.

Drawing F (Figures F-l - F-3) is a set of schematic figures depicting a floating device for Modules A-E, above, according to the present invention.

Drawing G (Figures G-l - G-3) is a set of schematic figures depicting a self-propelled and transporting device for Modules A-E, above, according to the present invention.

System Drawing 1 is a schematic plan view of Modules A-E operatively connected to make a complete bottled water factory according to one embodiment of the invention. System Drawing 2 is a schematic plan view of Modules A and B operatively connected to make a minimum bottled water factory according to another embodiment of the invention.

System Drawing 3 is a schematic plan view of Modules C-E operatively connected to make a complete bottle, carafe and/or container production plant according to another embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION As follows (pages 4-10).

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LISTING OF DRAWINGS AND FIGURES

SYSTEM DRAWING 1: DRAWING B: System module B

Top view of a typical mobile, Fig.1 Endview of module B with solar landbased, complete Bottled Water panels, entrance doors, hydraulic Plant on a production site with the leveling system, details 1 - 6

Fig.A module A, Water Purification unit, Fig.2 Sideview of module B with docking Fig.B module B, Botteling - sealing unit, door and hydraulic leveling system Fig.C module C, Botlle production unit, details 1 - 5 Fig.D module D, Material storage unit, Fig.3 Topview inside module B with Fig.E module E, Electric Power Plant unit system component, details 1 - 19. connected via the docking systems, DRAWING C: System module C

Fig. W watersource inlet Fig.1 Endview of module C with solar Fig. S Typical landsite for production 10 panels, entrance doors, hydraulic Fig. P Typical product store area leveling system, details 1 - 6 Fig. L Typical Truck loading area Fig.2 Sideview of module C with Docking door and hydraulic leveling system

SYSTEM DRAWING 2: details 1 - 5 Top view of a typical mobile, 15 Fig.3 Topview inside module C with landbased, minimized Bottled system component, details 1 - 8 Water Plant on a production site with the DRAWING D: System module D

Fig.A module A, Water Purification Unit, Fig.1 Endview of module D with solar Fig.B module B, Botteling - sealing unit, 20 panels, entrance doors, hydraulic connected via the docking leveling system, details 1 - 6 systems, Fig.2 Sideview of module D with Docking

Fig. W watersource inlet door and hydraulic leveling system Fig. S Typical landsite for production details 1 - 5 Fig. P Typical product store area 25 Fig.3 Topview inside module D with Fig. L Typical Truck loading area system component

SYSTEM DRAWING 3: DRAWING E: System module E

Top view of a typical mobile, Fig.1 Endview of module E with solar landbased, complete Bottle and 30 panels, entrance . doors, hydraulic container Plant on a production site leveling system, details 1 - 6 with the Fig.2 Sideview of module E with Docking Fig.C module C, Botlle production unit, door and hydraulic leveling system

Fig.D module D, Material storage unit, details 1 - 5

Fig.E module E, Electric Power Plant unit 35 Fig.3 Topview inside module E with connected via the docking system component, details 1 - 9. systems. Fig. S Typical landsite for production DRAWING F: System module F - floating device

Fig. P Typical product store area for modules A, B, C,_.D and E.

Fig. L Typical Truck loading area 40 Fig.1 Side view of module F with details

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DRAWING A: System module A Fig.2 Top / Inside view of module F with

Fig.1 Endview of module A with solar section, details 1 - 4 and a. panels, entrance doors, hydraulic Fig.3 Long side view of module F with leveling system, details 1 - 6 45 details 1 - 3. Fig.2 Sideview of module A with docking door and hydraulic leveling system DRAWING G: System module G - seifpropelled details 1 - 5 floating and transporting device for Fig.3 Topview inside module A with modules A, B, C, D and E. with system components, details 1 - 15 50 remote controlling system Fig.4 Side view of Floating device for Fig.1 End view, details 1 - 6 system modules equal to drawing Fig.2 Topview, details 1 - 10.

F, details 1 - 3 Fig.3 Side view, details 1 - 3. Fig.5 Top/Inside view of Floating device for system modules according to 55 drawing F, details 1 - 3 1 2

DESCRIPTION

Means for a Mobile Bottled Water Production sealingfilms, encapsulation with capsules Plant System, that is module based, satellite produced inline from onboard materials, in-line controlled and supervised, selfsupplying requality control system, inline marking systems and garding electric solar panel or fuelcell power, the whole process is supervised by onboard production of bottles / watercontainers, capsules, intelligent vision systems controlled via satellite on purification of ultra safe drinking water, botteling in a wireless communication basis onboard. recyclable bottles, packaging and palletizing.

The running production from the factory and the maintenance is predestined and automatically

AREA OF USE ordered by the onboard computer controlled

The Invention relates to the means for a mobile supervision system. The administrational tasks for point of use system consisting of containerized the entire mobile factory is automated and mini¬

10 modules for the entire production of all means mizes the presence of manned operation to a few related to ultra safe drinking water on sealed operators. bottles or consumer containers at any place in the world. Due to the controlling system the mobile factory is even commercially controlled if used for regular

15 production of bottled water for the consumer

BACKGROUND market in urban areas. On basis of the total

In daily production of drinking water for humans computer and satellite controlled production under threat from infected waters or environments system this offers a new very strong commercial due to terrorism, war, environmental disasters or concept to the bottled water market. The system

20 under relief programs as well as urban citizens, offers even bottle washing, desinfection the quality of the available drinking waters can granulation, materialrecycling and refilling for easily be of a non acceptable or dangerous contries where this is demanded. quality, the need for a fast establishment of a safe source for supplying ultra safe, high quality, 25 drinking water is urgent. The system fullfills the demand for a final safe

The present technical solutions can in such production and distibution system for purified situations not offer a from day to day water that makes the pure and safe water establishment of a complete bottled water factory available to consumers in any remote or on land or offshore that takes care of cleaning the dangerous sites or situations or in whole cities.

30 waters from whatever pollutant and most >The new dimension in this invention is the important that can provide the water on safe clean complete mobile, land or sea, safe bottled water and sealed containers ready for distribution to production system concept and its bottle or needing humans. Common solutions includes only container plant , that on behalf of the modules can a waterpurification system but not a safe be fitted or expanded to any demanded size of

35 distribution in an microbiological, chemical or production, in any kind of environment and nuclear infected enviroment. established on a day to day basis around the world.

ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION Regarding the computers, satellite communi¬

40 This invention offers for the first time a from day to cation, cables and connectors, conveyor systems, day establishment of a complete bottled water RO/RO containers, Diesel engines, pumps, tanks, factory on land or offshore that takes care of vents and piplines, Plastic moulding machineries, cleaning the waters from whatever pollutant and chillers and heaters, filters and softening devices, most important to provide the water on safe clean Trucks for mowing RO/RO containers and floating

45 containers ready for distribution to needing devices, aircrafts for mowing the RO/RO humans. The mobile water factory solves this containers and floating devices, RO/RO container- problem by its selfsupplying production of electric ships for mowing the RO/RO containers and power, production of - ultra pure water from floating devices the market has enough to offer, whatever source available, in-line production of for same reason the following Description will not

50 clean and safe bottles or watercontainers ° specify these means. produced from onboard ultra pure plastic materials, sealed with from onboard produced 4

DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM The accompanying 10 drawings will show whole (Flg 1:S). The modules are shown from above and the invention in a schematic manner, how the exposes the internal components and systems as mobile modules can be fitted for different kinds of explained on the Drawing A and Drawing B. This applications and demands such as microbilogical, drawing even shows the external water source chemical or nuclear infected sites, terrorism proinlet, supplying water that can be pumped from tection sites, environmental catastrophe relief any kind of sweet or salt surface water or from a sites or international human relief organisation drilled or digged underground source (Fig.1:4). sites or relief camps, and how these kinds of Through the wall elements (Fig.1 :3) the internal factories can be established fast, on a day to day and the docking systems of the factory are basis, through airtransportation, trucking or protected. shipping. Even how floating factories can be operated on rivers, lakes or on the seaside for the said purposes as well as for commercial water 10 The SYSTEM DRAWING 3 shows a configuration production sites. Each Module is housed in with a complete mobile bottle, carafe and/or RO/RO-containers according to the international container production plant (Fig.1). The plant standards in the lengths of 40, 30 or 20 feet. The consist of the Modules C, D and E (Drawing A and container size can be decided upon demand of Drawing B - gives the details of the functions and productivity and the expected future need of 15 components) that are connected via the docking expansion, all containers fullfills the standards for system to operate as one factory or module. The production of food. The modules are individually entire production is supervised by the internal supervised by an onboard vision system, further Vision System and controlled by the International inspection is done on the entire plant-system via Satellite Monitoring Centre. the satellite communication controlled monitoring 20 center.

The main mobile bottled water production plant module (DRAWING A) in the system is containing

SYSTEM DRAWING 1, fig.1 is showing the the water purification system units that consist of complete basic factory established on a standard ²⁵ state of the art components from the world industrial site with all the separate modules leading suppliers. Drawing A shows a standard connected through the docking systems and how configuration with prefiltersystems (A.Fig.3:8) for they together makes a total plant-unit for the the elimination of sediments and larger mobile production of ultra pure water according to microbiological elements. The following step in the claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. The production ³⁰ pretreatment is a softening system based on of Ultra Pure Water for drinking purpose is made frequency technology (A.Fig.3:9) then the water is possible via Module A (Fig.1:2) (details from preliminary purified through a three stage UV- Drawing A), pure bottles, carafes or containers photocatalyst, reso-sonolytical, titanium catalyser, from Module C (Fig.1:5) (details from Drawing C), ionisation unit (A. Fig.3: 10) (Ref.A pat.Pend. pure capsules or dispensing capsules with natural ³⁵ /Benrad AB). After passing the pretreatment fruit, sealing of bottles, carafes and containers, systems the water is pressurized with a booster content-quality text printing on bottles, brand pump system and then pumped into the labelprinting and high speed filling, packaging and moleculare separation process of either a palletizing (Fig.1:3) (details from Drawing B) all Reverse Osmosis membrane system type or an rawmaterials is supplied from the Storage module ⁴⁰ Electro Dialysis Reversal membrane system type (Fig.1:6) (details from Drawing D) all units are (A.Fig.3:3). After the moleculare separation where powered by the Electric Power Plant (Fig.1:7) the rest of the dissolved solids and larger (details from Drawing E) controlled by the vision biological molecules are rejected the water either system and supervised and controlled via the is lead through an oxidation process chamber satellite communication system from the ⁴⁵ (A.Fig.3:14) or through a mineralization process International Monitoring Centre. chamber for the balancing and powering with calcium and flouride (A. Fig.3: 13) The final purified

The SYSTEM DRAWING 2 shows a minimum water is then stored into a stainless steel tank with configuration of a Mobile bottled drinking Water an inner linning of Macrolon (A.Fig.3:2). During Factory consisting of the modules according to ⁵⁰ the process continuous monitoring of the water Drawing A and B connected via the docking quality is maintained through the advanced in-line system (Fig.1:2) on a typical production site

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sensoring system. The entire process is the inspected product is conveyed to the station monitored by an intelligent vision system and the for content marking and product declaration,^' the PLC-computer (A.Fig.3:12) that is transmitting the unit operates with an InkJet printing device results directly to the International Monitoring 1 (B.Fig.3:15) that makes the final declaration of the Center via the satellite communication devices content of the bottle, the information is transfered onboard each module or in case of more modules, from the Central Monitoring Center after analysing from the Central Control Computer on the factory the process results. Now when the product is network (A.Fig.3:12) or (E.Fig.3:2) ⁵ ready for shipping and packaging, the robotic The entire processunit is/can having/have its own packaging system (B.Fig.3:12,13) makes the Electric Power Station with a transformer station packaging of the products by placing the filled (A.Fig.3:1), the powering system operates either units on a paperboard and wrap it with melt shrink on solar panel technology (A.Fig.1:1,2,3) and or plastics. In the next step the robot moves the (A.Fig.2:4), by fuelcell technology or by a ' carton to the pallet on the palletizing robot conventional diesel aggregate. (B.Fig.3:11) that fills the pallets and after filling The A module is housed in a 20', 30' or 40' retrothem releases them to the automatic conveyor fitted RO/RO container fullfilling the international which pulls it out on the platform outside the standards for transportation and production of Botteling Plant, where it now is ready for Food. 15 transportation to the final destination.

The RO/RO container is equipped with a Docking The B module is housed in a 30' or 40' retrofitted System (A.Fig.3:4,11) that allows for the RO/RO container fullfilling the international connection to or integration with all of the other standards for transportation and production of types of modules in the system. The A module Food. The container is equipped with a Docking can be operated from a land site with the use of ²⁰ System (B.Fig.3:4,16) that allows for the the hydralic leveling system (A.Fig.1:6) and connection to or integration with all of the other (A.Fig.2:3) or offshore from a floating device types of modules in the system. The B module (A.Fig.4) or (DRAWING F-G): can be operated from a land site where the use of The establishment of the factory module A is very the hydralic leveling system (B.Fig.1:6) and fast procedure due to the complete selfsupplied ²⁵ (B.Fig.2:3) can assure a troublefree, leveled site, power system, the only external installation or offshore from a floating device (A.Fig.4) or demanded is the connection to a watersource that (DRAWING G and F). The establishment of the can either be the sea, a lake, a river or another factory module B is very fast due to the complete surface water source, sweet or salt, or a drilled selfsupplied power system, the only external well or spring well. Normally the A Module is 30 installation demanded is the connection to a water connected to the B module (DRAWING B) that is and access power line from Module A. containing the complete botteling system plant.

Together with the A Module the B Module operates as a minimum constellation of modules

When the water is purified it must be available for 35 that can produce bottled water, the only external the consumers in a practical and safe manner suppliance is the ready bottles to be feed into the even in infected areas, the Mobile Botteling Plant Mobile Botteling Plant. In case of the use of the (DRAWING B) is equipped to establish the minimum constellation, the Module B often should maximum safety regarding filling and sealing of be equipped with a scrambling unit (B.Fig.3:1) for the bottles, carafes or containers. The units ⁴⁰ raising the bottles to the conveyor (B.Fig.3:2) for included can assure a fast and safe filling from the transporting of the bottles through the processes. expandable module filling station (B.Fig.3:3), During the process, continuous monitoring of the sealing of the filled units via a PET film on the quality is maintained through the advanced in-line sealing station (B.Fig.3:_), encapsulation with insensoring system. The entire process is line produced capsules from the capsule injection 45 monitored by an intelligent vision system and the moulding machine (B.Fig.3:5) and capsule PLC-computer (B.Fig.3:18) that is transmitting the mounting machine (B.Fig.3:6). The filled, sealed results directly to the International Monitoring and encapsulated unit then is branded directly on Center via the satellite communication devices the bottle without a physical label, the labelling is onboard each module or in case of more Connec- a tampon print and comes with the national °° ted modules, from the Central Control Computer information together with the Aqua VITALIS brand on the factory network (B.Fig.3:18). name on the special Label Printer (B.Fig.3:7), now

55 When a complete Mobile Bottle Water Production rnent of the production from a floating device Plant is established the Module B is normally according to (A.Fig.4) or (DRAWING G). connected to the Mobile Bottle Production Plant (DRAWING C, D and E) (System Drawing 3) via The Mobile Bottle, Carafe and Container Plant the Docking System and its conveyor that (SYSTEM DRAWING 3) is allways operating with attaches to the onborad conveyor system materials dispensed from Module D (DRAWING (B.Fig.3:17). D) in stretch blowmoulding situations. The plastic pellets used in the Bottle Plant is then transported from Module D via the Docking System (C.Fig.3:3)

The Mobile Bottle, Carafe and Container Production Plant (DRAWING C) is allways connected to the Module D, the Mobile Material The establishment of the factory module C is very Store and Dispensing System (DRAWING D) and ¹⁰ fast due to the complete selfsupplied electric in remote places or in urban areas with high power system (C.Fig.3:7), the only installation electricity cost or for for the reason to be demanded is the docking connection to a water independant of external supplying the Mobile line from Module A , the docking connection to the Power Plant, module E (DRAWING E) is allways material storage system (DRAWING D - Fig.3:3) connected to the Mobile Bottle Plant. ¹⁵ and when avaiable or preferred an electric power line from Module ,E or a local electrical power

The Mobile Production of Bottles, Carafes and supplier. Containers for water is relying on two different During the process continuous monitoring of the processes, depending on the specific market and quality is maintained through the advanced in-line the regulations regarding recycling of plastic ²⁰ intelligent Vision and sensoring system containers in the specific country. In many (C. Fig.3:2). The entire process is monitored by a countries the most preferred recyclable bottles are PLC-computer system (C.Fig.3:4) that is produced in the PET material that demands a transmitting the results directly to the International stretch blowmoulding process. In case of the unit Monitoring Center via the satellite communication shall produce the bottles, Carafes and containers ²^ devices onboard each module or in case of more in PET plastic the process includes the following connected modules, from the Central Control process units. First The Preform injection Computer on the factory Local Area Network moulding machine (C. Fig.3:12) is producing the (C.Fig.3:4). preforms that will be conveyored (C. Fig.3: 10) into preheating system (C.Fig.3:9) that heats the 30 plastic preforms to the process-temperature The Mobile, manned or satellite controlled, demanded for the blowmoulding process. When Storaging System for ultra pure Drinking Water heated the preform will be inserted into the and Plastic pellets, with conditioning system preheated blowmoulding form in the Blow- (DRAWING D) is a module mainly constructed to Moulding Machine (C.Fig.3:6). The moulded ³⁵ supply the Mobile Bottle, Carafe and Container bottle, carafe or container is then chilled and Production Plant with the plastic pellets for the rinsed with purified water in then chiller system process in the C Module (DRAWING C). The unit (C. Fig.3: 13). The unit bottle, carafe or container is can operate with new granulated plastic materials now ready to fill and will be conveyored as stored in the container (D.Fig.3:3) or with (C. Fig.3:5) to the Module B for botteling via the ⁴⁰ washed, recycled and granulated materials from docking system (C.Fig.3:11) the onboard Washer (D. Fig.3:7) and Granulator The C module is housed in a 30' or 40' retrofitted (D. Fig.3:8) Systems. The recycled material can be RO/RO container fullfilling the international mixed with new material in the Granulators Mixing standards for transportation and production of container. All materials is stored under strict Food. The container is equipped with a Docking ⁴⁵ quality control monitored via the onboard Vision System (C.Fig.3:3,11) that allows for the and Sensoring System and by the Satellite connection to or integration with all of the other Communication and Process Controlling types of modules in the system. The B module International Monitoring Centre (D. Fig.3:5) The can be operated from a land site where the use of quality control maintains the environmental storing the hydralic leveling system (C. Fig.1:6) and ⁵⁰ conditions such as temperature and humidity and (C.Fig.2:3) can assure a troublefree, leveled land controls the onboard chiller and heater system site situation, or offshore in case of a flood (D. Fig.3:6). The materials that the Module D can situation or another demanded floating establis- dispense to the Module C is transported via the

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conveyor system (D. Fig.3:9) through the Docking types of modules in the system. The E module System (D.Fig.3: 10) can be operated from a land site where the use of

The D module is housed in a 30' or 40' retrofitted the hydralic leveling system (E.Fig.1:6) and RO/RO container fullfilling the international (E.Fig.2:3) can assure a troublefree, leveled land standards for transportation and production of site situation, or offshore in case of a flood Food. The container is equipped with a Docking situation or another demanded floating System (D. Fig.3:4, 10) that allows for the establisment of the production from a floating connection to or integration with all of the other device according to (A.Fig.4) or (DRAWING G). types of modules in the system. The D module The E Module can be used for Powering of the can be operated from a land site where the use of Module G (DRAWING G) to pull the entire floating the hydralic leveling system (D.Fig.1:6) and Mobile Water Production Plant to an offshore (D.Fig.2:3) can assure a troublefree, leveled land production site at coasts, rivers or lakes. site situation, or offshore in case of a flood 10 situation or another demanded floating establisment of the production from a floating DRAWING F shows the means for a lightweight device according to (A.Fig.4) or (DRAWING G). floating device that is fitted to transport all of the The entire process in Module D is/can modules in the entire Mobile Bottled Water having/have its own Electric Power Station with a ¹⁵ Production Plant and Mobile Bottle, Carafe and transformer station (A.Fig.3:1), the powering Container Production Plant (SYSTEM DRAWING system operates either on solar panel technology 1 , 2, 3) and Modules A, B, C, D and E (DRAWING (D.Fig.1:1,2,3) and (D.Fig.2:4), by fuelcell A, B, C, D, E) This device can transport the technology or by a conventional diesel aggregate. modules on water when pulled by Module G

²⁰ (DRAWING G) or another type of self-propelled floating device.

Drawing E shows the means for The Mobile The Module F has a balancing and leveling Electric Power Plant module of either fuelcell type, system based on balancing tanks (F.Fig.2:3 and solar panel type or diesel aggregate type for the fig.3:2) it is automaticly operated by a computer- Bottled Water Factory (DRAWING E). It is ²⁵ controlled pumping and vent system inside the equipped with the state of the art technology for construction (F.Fig.2:5). environmentally correct production of electricity. For transportation / floating the Module F and the The Module E is constructed to supply the total purpose of linking the F and G modules together Mobile Water Production Plant with electricity as a chain to the pulling device Module G or under regular commercial conditions as under ³^ another type of self-propelled floating device, the catastrophe, emergency, relief, terrorism or Module F has an anchoring and connecting common remote conditions. It is operated device in both ends (F.Fig.2:4 and Fig.3: 1,3) for automatically from the onboard PLC system both electric power supply cabels and mounting (E.Fig.3:4). For the purpose of operating with ropes or steelwires. different electric power sources the module E has ³⁵ The deck of the floating device Module F has its own transformer station (E.Fig.3:10). The solar connectors (F. Fig.1 :2 and Fig.2: 1) for anchoring panel system (E.Fig.1:1,2,3) is operated the containerized modules A, B, C, D and E to the simultaniously with the solar panels on the other Module F. connected mobile modules in the Mobile Bottled Water Production Plant. The entire processes are 40 monitored by a PLC-computer system (E.Fig.3:4) Means for transportation on water of the module that is transmitting the results directly to the based Mobile Bottled Water Plant System on International Monitoring Center via the satellite water is showed at DRAWING G. This floating communication devices onboard each module or device is making it possible to reach flooded in case of more connected modules, from the ⁴⁵ areas and to produce safe and pure drinking Central Control Computer on the factory Local water from the flooding water on which the vehicle Area Network (E.Fig.3:4) onboard the E Module. is floating. The Unit can be driven by the onboard The E module is housed in a 30' or 40' retrofitted Turbo Diesel engine that feeds the pumping RO/RO container fullfilling the international system for the WaterJets placed in each of the standards for transportation and production of ⁵⁰ corners of the vehicle. The Vehicle is controlled by Food. The container is equipped with a Docking a remote control system that controls the System (E.Fig.3:3,8 and 2:2) that allows for the manouvering of the vehicle by regulating the connection to or integration with all of the other waterbeams from the waterjets. When the vehicle

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is carrying the Module E it can be driven by means of the power from Module E, powering the Electric Engine that runs the pumping system for the waterjets

For transportation/floating purpose of the entire mobile bottled water factory, to its destination, the

Module G has an anchoring and connecting device in both ends (F.Fig.2:4 and Fig.3:1,3) for both electric power supply cabels and mounting ropes or steelwires and the purpose of linking all modules together as a chain with the Module G

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The deck of the floating device Module G has . connectors (F. Fig.1:2 and Fig.2: 1) for anchoring the containerized modules A, B, C, D and E to the Module F.

The Module G has a balancing and leveling ¹⁵ system based on ballancing tanks (F.Fig.2:3 and fig.3:2) automaticly operated by a computer- controlled pumping and vent system inside the construction (F.Fig.2:5).

The deck of the floating device Module G has ²⁰ connectors (F. Fig.1:2 and Fig.2: 1) for anchoring the containerized modules A, B, C, D and E to the Module G deck.

When using this entire module based Bottled ²⁵

Water Plant System it solves the problem of supplying safe water on hazzardous and catastrophe sites with the shortest possible time for establishment and production start both on land and on sea with its totally selfsupplying units ³^ for producing water, bottles and capsules onsite with pure materials even sealing each watercontainer individually after the filling with controlled water. This total point of use system offers a new complete solution to nations, cities ³⁵ and organisations with the demand of supplying the second most essential survival substance, water, on a from day to day basis.. i 40

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Claims

14 I CLAIM:

1. A module based system for a Mobile Bottled 8. A system for a Mobile or Floating Electric Water Production Plant for point of use, that Power Plant module of either fuelcell type, is satellite controlled and supervised, self- solar panel type or diesel aggregate type for supplying regarding purification of ultra pure a point of use Bottled Water Factory for the and safe drinking water, production of Bottles, purpose of claim 1. carafes and watercontainers, capsules, sealing film and electricity for the production A system for a Mobile Marine, self-propelled of ultra safe drinking water on sealed and Floating Device for a module based point of content marked bottles, carafes or containers use Bottled Water Factory for the purpose of for commercial, anti-terrorism, rescue, relief claim 1. and remote site use.

10. Mobile containerized, expandable, module

2. A module based system for a Mobile Bottle, 10 based Water Production System for point of Carafe and Container Production Plant use bottled water production according to System for point of use according to claim 1 , claim 1. manned or satellite controlled, selfsupplying, including plastic-injection moulding preform production, stretch - and blowmoulding units 15 with materials chiller and bottle or container cooling and rinsing system.

3. A system for a Mobile Capsule Production Plant for point of use, manned or satellite 20 controlled self-supplying, with plastic-injection mouldingsystem according to claim 1.

4. A system for a Mobile, manned or satellite controlled, Bottle and Container Filling Plant 25 for point of use with encapsulation, label- printing and desinfection system, with in-line tampon-printing for labelless product brand marking and InkJet marking system for date and quality marking, supervised by intelligent 30 visionsystems according to claim 1.

5. A system for a Mobile Chemical and Micro- Biological Water Quality Sensoring point of use System for instant and continous 35 Monitoring and Safety Control , manned or satellite controlled according to claim 1.

6. A Mobile Robotic System, manned or satellite 40 controlled, for Packaging and Palletizing of Bottles, Carafes and Water Containers for point of use purified drinking water for the purpose of claim 4.

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7. A system for Mobile point of use Storaging System for ultra pure Drinking Water and Plastic pellets, manned or satellite controlled, with an onboard conditioning system for the purpose of claim 2. 50

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