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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gennady Carmi, Beer Sheva, IL;
Yuri Ass, Beer Sheva, IL;
Assignee:
ProWell Technologies, Ltd., Arava, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 7/02 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for dislodging an accretion of a substance from the vicinity of a vessel, includes apparatus for generating gas-borne shock waves in the vicinity of a vessel, thereby to expose a substance accrued on a surface thereof to separation forces causing at least partial separation of the substance from the surface, so as to facilitate removal of the at least partially separated substance therefrom; and support apparatus for supporting the apparatus for generating shock waves in a selected association relative to the vessel.