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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Crossford International, Llc, Stamford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Joseph J. Franzino, Stamford, CT (US);
Venkatagiri Srinivasmurthy, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Crossford International, LLC, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/055 (2006.01); F16L 55/26 (2006.01); F16L 55/38 (2006.01); F16L 55/40 (2006.01); F16L 101/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/0557 (2013.01); B08B 9/055 (2013.01); F16L 55/26 (2013.01); F16L 55/38 (2013.01); F16L 55/40 (2013.01); F16L 2101/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Tube scrapper projectiles for tube cleaning applications such as condenser and chiller tube cleaning utilizing projectile-based mechanical agitation of tubes and pipes. In some cases, the tube cleaning projectiles are configured for selectable indexing of various biasing levels for the blades and in some cases the biasing elements comprise a plurality of arcuate and/or tapered beams oriented axially along the scraper projectile.