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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2022
Applicant:
University of Houston System, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Gangbing Song, Pearland, TX (US);
Siu Chun Michael Ho, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Devendra Patil, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/12 (2006.01); B08B 17/02 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); B63B 59/04 (2006.01); E02B 17/00 (2006.01); E02D 31/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/12 (2013.01); B06B 1/0618 (2013.01); B08B 17/02 (2013.01); B63B 59/04 (2013.01); E02B 17/0026 (2013.01); E02D 31/06 (2013.01); B06B 2201/74 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for the ultrasonic disruption of biofilm and algae growth on underwater structures utilize an ultrasonic actuator that produces a natural frequency in the ultrasonic range. In some embodiments, the ultrasonic actuator includes one or more piezoelectric transducers.