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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2012
Applicants:
Wayne C. Tucker, Exeter, RI (US);
Lucie Maranda, Wyoming, RI (US);
Edward P. Baker, Exeter, RI (US);
Inventors:
Wayne C. Tucker, Exeter, RI (US);
Lucie Maranda, Wyoming, RI (US);
Edward P. Baker, Exeter, RI (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/02 (2013.01); C02F 2303/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for determining the adhesive strength of a biofilm formed on an underwater optical surface and for determining the pressure, velocity and configuration of a water jet directed at the biofilm to wash away the biofilm and restore hydrophobicity to the optical surface, with a view to providing removal of such biofilms by underwater travel of a submarine without a need to surface for biofilm removal.