Flexible and extendable conduit descaling article

US11779965B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventor

• Brian Good · Trumbull, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 9, 2021
• Grant date: Oct 10, 2023
• Expiry date: Mar 25, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16L2101/12
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A Conduit Descaling System (CDS) is provided and includes an anchor structure, wherein the anchor structure includes a first anchor end, a second anchor end and a structure center portion and wherein the structure center portion connects the first anchor end with the second anchor end; a descaling chain ring, wherein the descaling chain ring defines a chain ring center cavity and is connected to the structure center portion; and a Forward Descaling Article (FDA), wherein the FDA includes an FDA structure having an FDA structure first end, an FDA structure second end and an FDA structure center portion, wherein the FDA structure center portion includes a plurality of FDA anchor structures distributed along the circumference of the FDA structure center portion, and wherein FDA further includes a plurality of FDA descaling links having a plurality of FDA descaling link cutting teeth.