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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2022
Oceanit Laboratories, Inc., Honolulu, HI (US);
Alexander Ventura, Houston, TX (US);
Vinod Veedu, Houston, TX (US);
Sumil Thapa, Houston, TX (US);
Matthew A. Nakatsuka, Honolulu, HI (US);
Phuong Dinh, Houston, TX (US);
Oceanit Laboratories, Inc., Honolulu, HI (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods, devices, and systems for automatically cleaning and/or coating the interior of tubes, tubulars, tubular arrays, and/or various other arrangements of tubes (e.g., tube stacks). A system for such automatic cleaning and/or coating may include (1) one or more applicator lances configured to be inserted into an interior of one or more tubes and/or tubulars, (2) coating and/or cleaning tools fitted at the end of the one or more applicator lances, (3) a drive assembly including drive motors, alignment equipment, and instrumentation, (4) a control box including a graphical user interface (GUI) for control of the system or one or more portions thereof, and (5) a computing system, which comprises one or more computing devices or processing units, for operating the system or one or more portions thereof.