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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, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Arvid K Grimsley, Greenwich, CT (US);
Assignee:
Goodway Technologies Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ; B08B / ; B08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
134-8 ; 134 21 ; 134 2211 ; 15314 ; 15383 ; 15395 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for cleaning ducts such as used in HVAC systems includes as part of the apparatus a propeller having pitched, flexible blades for rotatably engaging the interior duct surface for dislodging soot and propelling a cloud of soot along the duct to an evacuation point. The method includes establishing a temporary block in the duct, moving the propeller along the duct for dislodging soot and generation a dust cloud, and evacuating the duct by drawing the soot cloud created by the propeller.