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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shingo Nishikata, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Ikebuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Yukito Hata, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichi Araki, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Hamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoya Morioka, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Ochiai, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 13/00 (2006.01); G02B 19/00 (2006.01); F41H 11/02 (2006.01); B63G 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 13/0062 (2013.01); B63G 13/00 (2013.01); F41H 11/02 (2013.01); G02B 19/0047 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laser beam is condensed in a close position to a target object in underwater so as to generate an air bubble or plasma. The target object is efficiently destroyed by a shock by the air bubble or the plasma.