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- Patent Title: Device having surfaces and an anti-biofouling system comprising at least one anti-biofouling light source for emitting rays of anti-biofouling light
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Application No.: US16070045Application Date: 2017-01-20
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Publication No.: US10549831B2Publication Date: 2020-02-04
- Inventor: Bart Andre Salters , Roelant Boudewijn Hietbrink
- Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Eindhoven
- Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Eindhoven
- Priority: EP16151990 20160120; EP16184438 20160817
- International Application: PCT/EP2017/051176 WO 20170120
- International Announcement: WO2017/125543 WO 20170727
- Main IPC: B63H5/16
- IPC: B63H5/16 ; A61L2/08 ; A61L2/10 ; C02F1/32 ; B08B7/00 ; B08B17/02 ; F28F19/00 ; B63B9/00 ; B63H20/12 ; F28F3/08

Abstract:
A device (100) has surfaces (21, 22, 23, 24) and an anti-biofouling system (10) comprising at least one light source (11, 12) for performing an anti-biofouling action on at least a majority of the surfaces, the at least one light source (11, 12) being adapted to emit rays of anti-biofouling light. The surfaces (21, 22, 23, 24) are configured relative to each other and to the at least one light source (11, 12) such that during operation of the at least one light source, at least a majority of the surfaces (21, 22, 23, 24) is free from shadow with respect to the rays of anti-biofouling light from the at least one light source (11, 12), wherein it may be possible for the rays of anti-biofouling light to reach the surfaces (21, 22, 23, 24) by skimming along the surfaces (21, 22, 23, 24).
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