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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:
Apr. 27, 1982
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward H Smith, Brave, PA (US);
Thomas H Dent, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Robert T Marchese, Penn Hills Township, Allegheny County, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
15302 ; 15315 ; 15395 ; 1510 / ;
Abstract
The decontamination apparatus comprises a rotatable hone capable of being inserted into a heat exchange tube of a steam generator for removing contamination from the inside of the heat exchange tubes. The apparatus also comprises means for advancing and retracting the hone and means for removing contamination from the apparatus as the apparatus is withdrawn from the steam generator.