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Method of cleaning tubes

US9034110B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

5References

16Claims

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Assignee

Extundo Incorporated · US

Inventors

Clifford L. Johns · Louisville, US
August M. Dattilo, III · Louisville, US
Munaf Chasmawala · Louisville, US
Manfred Schmidt · Krefeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 5, 2008
Grant date	May 19, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 27, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF28G15/003
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for grit blasting tubes and for blowing swabs through tubes, automatically sensing that the swab has passed through the tube, and logging the event. Also, various methods are used for inserting the swabs into the tubes efficiently.

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