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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Colin S. Whelan, Wakefield, MA (US);
Matthew D. Thoren, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Andrew M. Piper, Nashua, NH (US);
Joseph C. DiMare, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 7/00 (2006.01); B08B 17/02 (2006.01); B63B 59/04 (2006.01); B63B 59/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 7/0057 (2013.01); B08B 17/02 (2013.01); B63B 59/04 (2013.01); B63B 59/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a UV light source and an optical medium coupled to receive UV light from the UV light source. The optical medium is configured to emit UV light proximate to a surface from which biofouling is to be removed once the biofouling has adhered to the protected surface. A method corresponds to the system.