`Serial Number: 13/247,241
`Filing Date: September 28, 2011
`Title: Re-issue of U.S. Patent No. 7,670,495
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`Page 2
`Dkt: 3406.005USR
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`IN THE CLAIMS
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`Please amend claims 55 and 56 as follows. Please add new dependent claims 87 and88.
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`1. (Allowed) A method for treating waste water comprising:
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`providing a flow-through oxygenator comprising an emitter for electrolytic generation of
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`microbubbles of oxygen comprising an anode separatedat a critical distance from a cathode and
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`a powersourceall in electrical communication with each other,
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`placing the emitter within a conduit; and
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`passing waste water through the conduit.
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`Claims 2-54, 60-65, 67-69, 71-73, 75-79, 82-84, 86. (Cancelled).
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`55. (Currently Amended) A method for producing an oxygenated aqueous composition
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`comprising:
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`flowing water at uptoa maximum flowrate of 12 gallons per minute through an
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`electrolysis emitter comprising an electrical power source electrically connected to an anode
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`electrode and a cathode electrode contained in a tubular housing,
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`causing electricity to flow from the power source to the electrodes, and,
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`producing the composition comprising a suspension comprising oxygen microbubbles
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`and nanobubbles in the water, the microbubbles and nanobubbles having a bubble diameter of
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`less than 50 micronsap
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`surfacetensien-oftheswater, wherein:
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`the anode electrode is separated at a critical distance from the cathode
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`such that the critical distance is from 0.005 inchesto 0.140 inches;
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`the power source is producesa voltageuptoamaximum ofabout 28.3
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`volts and an amperage up to a maximum amperageof about 13 amps,
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`the tubular housing has an inlet and an outlet and a tubular flow axis from
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`the inlet to the outlet;
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`AMENDMENT AND RESPONSE UNDER37 C.F.R. § 1.111
`Serial Number: 13/247,241
`Filing Date: September 28, 2011
`Title: Re-issue of U.S. Patent No. 7,670,495
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`Page 3
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`the water flowsin the inlet, out the outlet, is in fluid connection with the
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`electrodes, and has a conductivity produced by the presence of dissolved solids
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`such that the water supports plant or animallife.
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`56. (Currently Amended) A method according to claim 55 wherein the housing containsat least
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`one anodeandat least one cathode, the electrodes; are of a grid or solid design andare relatively
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`positioned in cross section along the radius of the tubular housing with their long axes
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`substantially parallel to the tubular water flow axis of the housing.
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`57. (Previously Presented) A method according to claim 55 wherein the housing has a side arm
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`positioned at an angle relative to the tubular flow axis and the electrodes are located in the side
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`arm.
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`58. (Previously Presented) A method according to claim 57 wherein the side arm contains a
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`multiple number of anode and cathode electrodes and the electrodes are plate shaped.
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`59. (Previously Presented) A method according to claim 56 wherein a multiple number of anode
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`and cathodesare present and are of grid or solid design.
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`66. (Previously Presented) A method according to claim 55 wherein the water has a temperature
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`no greater than about ambient temperature at the inlet and the water temperature is a factor for
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`formation of the suspension.
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`70. (Previously Presented) A method according to claim 55 wherein the microbubbles and
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`nanobubbles remain in the waterat least in part for a period up to several hours.
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`74. (Previously Presented) A method according to claim 70 wherein the period for which the
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`microbubbles and nanobubblesat least in part remain in the water is determined by containing
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`AMENDMENT AND RESPONSE UNDER37 C.F.R. § 1.111
`Serial Number: 13/247,241
`Filing Date: September 28, 2011
`Title: Re-issue of U.S. Patent No. 7,670,495
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`Page 4
`Dkt: 3406.005USR
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`the water with microbubbles and nanobubblesin a two and one half gallon aquarium reservoir
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`container.
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`80. (Previously Presented) A method according to claim 55 wherein the microbubbles and
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`nanobubbles supersaturate the water.
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`81. (Previously Presented) A method according to claim 55 wherein the bubble diameter of the
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`microbubbles and nanobubblesis less than 0.0006 inches.
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`85. (Previously Presented) A method according to claim 55 wherein the separation of electrodes
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`is maintained by a nonconductive spacer.
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`87. (New) A method according to claim 55 wherein the electrode separation distance is about
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`0.045 to about 0.06 inches.
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`88. (New) A method according to claim 55 wherein the microbubbles and nanobubbles are
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`substantially incapable of breaking the surface tension of the water.
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