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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
May. 31, 2019
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Roelant Boudewijn Hietbrink, Utrecht, NL;
Bart Andre Salters, Eindhoven, NL;
Esther Anna Wilhelmina Gerarda Janssen, Waalre, NL;
Cornelis Gerardus Visser, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A vessel has a compartment () for containing water, which compartment () has at least one opening () in a wall () thereof for allowing water to pass therethrough. The compartment () comprises an assembly () of a grating () and at least one anti-biofouling source (), the grating () being positioned in the opening () for blocking items from passing through the opening () along with the water, and comprising a number of elements and spaces between the elements, and the anti-biofouling source () being configured to emit ultraviolet light during operation thereof for realizing anti-biofouling of at least a portion of the grating (). At least one of the elements of the grating () is at least partially transparent to the ultraviolet light, enabling a design of the assembly () in which anti-biofouling of the entire grating () may be guaranteed.