An apparatus and method of ultrasonic cleaning and disinfection
CA 2597218 C · Owner: Yap, Andrew S. · Inventors: Wright, William A.; Mcloughlin, Arthur R.; Bates, Darren M.
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An apparatus for and method of disinfecting the interior surfaces of barrels and destroying microorganisms is disclosed. In one embodiment an ultrasonic , apparatus includes a sonotrode encased in a sheath placed within a bunghole , of a barrel. An ultrasonic generator is connected to the sonotrode. The ultrasonic apparatus also includes an ultrasonic transducer connected to the ultrasonic generator and associated with the sonotrode.
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- Filed February 8, 2006 and granted July 2, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 8, 2026.
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