Anti-fouling apparatus and method
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1. An anti-fouling apparatus comprising:
- a) an object;
b) a configurable cleaner means, for physically removing foulants on said object, connected to said object;
c) a UV light means, for preventing the growth of foulants on said object, connected to said object; and
d) a camera means, for observing the presence of foulants on said object, connected to said object;
e) wherein said configurable cleaner means also removes foulants from said UV light means and said camera means.
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Abstract
An anti-fouling apparatus and method includes a configurable cleaner connected to an object for physically removing foulants on the object. A UV light device is connected to the object for preventing the growth of foulants on the object and a camera is connected to the object for observing the presence of foulants on the object. The configurable cleaner removes foulants from the object as well as the UV light and the camera.
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25 Claims
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1. An anti-fouling apparatus comprising:
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a) an object; b) a configurable cleaner means, for physically removing foulants on said object, connected to said object; c) a UV light means, for preventing the growth of foulants on said object, connected to said object; and d) a camera means, for observing the presence of foulants on said object, connected to said object; e) wherein said configurable cleaner means also removes foulants from said UV light means and said camera means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. For an object immersed in a fluid, an anti-fouling apparatus for removing fouling from and preventing fouling of said object, the apparatus comprising:
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a) an object; b) a configurable brush, for physically removing foulants on said object, connected to said object; c) a UV light, for preventing the growth of foulants on said object, connected to said object; and d) a camera, for observing the presence of foulants on said object, connected to said object; e) wherein said configurable brush also removes foulants from said UV light and said camera. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. For an object immersed in a fluid, an anti-fouling method for removing fouling from and preventing fouling of said object, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) connecting a configurable cleaning device to an object for physically removing foulants on said object; b) connecting a UV light, for preventing the growth of foulants on said object, to said object; c) connecting a camera, for observing the presence of foulants on said object, to said object; d) operating said camera to observe the presence of foulants on said object; e) operating said configurable cleaning device to remove observed foulants on said object; f) operating said UV light to prevent the growth of foulants on said object; and g) operating said configurable cleaning device to remove foulants from said UV light and said camera. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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