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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Bart Andre Salters, Eindhoven, NL;
Roelant Boudewijn Hietbrink, Eindhoven, NL;
Ivo Wilhelmus Johannes Marie Rutten, Eindhoven, NL;
Hendrik Van Houten, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 59/04 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); B08B 17/02 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01); G02B 6/00 (2006.01); B08B 7/00 (2006.01); G02B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 59/04 (2013.01); A61L 2/10 (2013.01); B08B 7/0057 (2013.01); B08B 17/02 (2013.01); G02B 6/00 (2013.01); G02B 6/0043 (2013.01); G02B 19/0019 (2013.01); G02B 19/0061 (2013.01); G02B 6/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of anti-fouling of a surface while said surface is at least partially submersed in an liquid environment, comprising: providing an anti-fouling light; distributing at least part of the light through an optical medium comprising a silicone material and/or UV grade fused silica; emitting the anti-fouling light from the optical medium and from the surface.