Apparatus and method for ultrasound treatment of aquatic organisms
US7799233B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/81
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides a method of treating a target area with an ultrasound wave pattern, including: providing an ultrasound apparatus having an ultrasound wave generator operatively attached to a plurality of transducers, coupled to an immersible support and configured to emit an ultrasound wave; immersing the apparatus into a water environment; positioning the apparatus proximate to a target area to treat at least one in situ organism; and emitting a pattern of ultrasound waves from the transducers, the pattern of ultrasound waves additive in effect and emitted onto the target area to threat an in situ underwater organism.
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