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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA (US);
Inventors:
Norman Erwin Farr, Woods Hole, MA (US);
Clifford Thomas Pontbriand, North Falmouth, MA (US);
Timothy Goodwin Peters, Falmouth, MA (US);
Assignee:
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION, Woods Hole, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/00 (2006.01); B08B 7/00 (2006.01); B63B 59/04 (2006.01); B63B 59/08 (2006.01); G02B 23/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0006 (2013.01); B63B 59/04 (2013.01); B63B 59/08 (2013.01); G02B 23/22 (2013.01); B08B 7/0057 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for reducing fouling of a surface of an optically transparent element with a light source. According to one aspect, the invention is a system including an LED for emitting UV-C radiation, a mount for directing emitted UV-C radiation toward the optically transparent element, and control circuitry for driving the LED. The system may be used to remove a desired amount of biofilm.