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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2021
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Gordon Sanders, Cle Elum, WA (US);
Kandaudage Channa Ruwan De Silva, Summerville, SC (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24C 7/00 (2006.01); B24C 3/08 (2006.01); B24C 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24C 7/0038 (2013.01); B24C 3/085 (2013.01); B24C 9/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for treating a surface of an object is disclosed, including a carrier configured to transport the object through a treatment zone and an array of nozzle devices, each nozzle device positioned to deliver a cavitating jet into the treatment zone. The apparatus further includes a fluid source, a pump connected to the fluid source, and a hose configured to carry fluid under high pressure generated by the pump from the fluid source to the array of nozzle devices.