The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Eric P. Loewen, Wilmington, NC (US);
Brian S. Triplett, Wilmington, NC (US);
Brett J. Dooies, Wilmington, NC (US);
Inventors:
Eric P. Loewen, Wilmington, NC (US);
Brian S. Triplett, Wilmington, NC (US);
Brett J. Dooies, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/00 (2006.01); B05B 7/06 (2006.01); B08B 9/093 (2006.01); B08B 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 7/065 (2013.01); B08B 9/093 (2013.01); B05B 7/062 (2013.01); B08B 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of cleaning a submerged surface covered by a liquid medium includes injecting a cleaning liquid with a submerged fluid jet through the liquid medium at the submerged surface. The method may also include introducing at least one of a non-reactive gas and a reactive gas with the cleaning liquid through the submerged fluid jet.