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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
May. 01, 2007
Richard E. Staerzl, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Kevin R. Anderson, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Richard E. Staerzl, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Kevin R. Anderson, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for operating a system which inhibits the growth of marine organisms on a submerged surface causes a current to flow to one of two submerged surfaces over a time period that is selected as a function of the magnitude of the current and the area of the surface. In other words, the time period is determined as a function of the current density applied to the surface. In a particularly preferred embodiment the current density is maintained at approximately 35 milliamps per square foot and the time period is approximately four minutes. At the end of the time period, the current is reversed and a second submerged surface is polarized in a similar manner.