EP0728286A4 - Cleaning system for cleaning the inside of fluid conducting tubing and associated apparatus - Google Patents

Cleaning system for cleaning the inside of fluid conducting tubing and associated apparatus

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Publication number
EP0728286A4
EP0728286A4 EP95902659A EP95902659A EP0728286A4 EP 0728286 A4 EP0728286 A4 EP 0728286A4 EP 95902659 A EP95902659 A EP 95902659A EP 95902659 A EP95902659 A EP 95902659A EP 0728286 A4 EP0728286 A4 EP 0728286A4
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Prior art keywords
cleaning
associated apparatus
fluid conducting
conducting tubing
cleaning system
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EP95902659A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP0728286A1 (en
EP0728286B1 (en
Inventor
Moshe Peery
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C Q M Ltd
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C Q M Ltd
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Priority claimed from US08/154,062 external-priority patent/US5388636A/en
Priority claimed from US08/258,887 external-priority patent/US5450895A/en
Priority claimed from US08/258,888 external-priority patent/US5447193A/en
Application filed by C Q M Ltd filed Critical C Q M Ltd
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Publication of EP0728286A4 publication Critical patent/EP0728286A4/en
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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28G—CLEANING OF INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL SURFACES OF HEAT-EXCHANGE OR HEAT-TRANSFER CONDUITS, e.g. WATER TUBES OR BOILERS
    • F28G1/00—Non-rotary, e.g. reciprocated, appliances
    • F28G1/12—Fluid-propelled scrapers, bullets, or like solid bodies

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Cleaning In General (AREA)
  • Cyclones (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Cleaning By Liquid Or Steam (AREA)
EP95902659A 1993-11-18 1994-11-18 Cleaning system for cleaning the inside of fluid conducting tubing and associated apparatus Expired - Lifetime EP0728286B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US154062 1971-06-17
US258887 1972-06-01
US08/154,062 US5388636A (en) 1993-11-18 1993-11-18 System for cleaning the inside of tubing
US258888 1994-06-13
US08/258,887 US5450895A (en) 1993-11-18 1994-06-13 Apparatus for separating balls from fluid, particularly for systems using the balls for cleaning fluid-conducting tubing
US08/258,888 US5447193A (en) 1993-11-18 1994-06-13 Apparatus for injecting a volume of liquid into a liquid-conducting system
PCT/US1994/013469 WO1995014205A1 (en) 1993-11-18 1994-11-18 Cleaning system for cleaning the inside of fluid conducting tubing and associated apparatus

Publications (3)

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EP0728286A1 EP0728286A1 (en) 1996-08-28
EP0728286A4 true EP0728286A4 (en) 1998-02-25
EP0728286B1 EP0728286B1 (en) 2001-09-05

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EP95902659A Expired - Lifetime EP0728286B1 (en) 1993-11-18 1994-11-18 Cleaning system for cleaning the inside of fluid conducting tubing and associated apparatus

Country Status (15)

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EP (1) EP0728286B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3306829B2 (en)
KR (1) KR100346769B1 (en)
CN (2) CN1099581C (en)
AU (1) AU692203B2 (en)
BR (1) BR9408567A (en)
CA (1) CA2174555C (en)
CZ (1) CZ289247B6 (en)
DE (1) DE69428207T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2163491T3 (en)
HU (1) HU221834B1 (en)
IL (1) IL111666A (en)
PL (1) PL177797B1 (en)
RU (1) RU2137999C1 (en)
WO (1) WO1995014205A1 (en)

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SG171739A1 (en) 2009-03-31 2011-07-28 Hydroball Technics Holdings Pte Ltd Cleaning system for cleaning tubing
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US3882931A (en) * 1972-03-24 1975-05-13 Hitachi Ltd Means for cleaning heat conductive conduits of a heat exchanger
EP0148509A1 (en) * 1984-01-09 1985-07-17 GEA Energiesystemtechnik GmbH & Co. Cooling water circuit of a tube heat exchanger with an arrangement for introducing and separating spherical cleaning elements
JPS61147099A (en) * 1984-12-19 1986-07-04 Hitachi Ltd Ball cleaning device

Non-Patent Citations (2)

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 010, no. 349 (M - 538) 26 November 1986 (1986-11-26) *
See also references of WO9514205A1 *

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PL314467A1 (en) 1996-09-16
EP0728286A1 (en) 1996-08-28
RU2137999C1 (en) 1999-09-20
KR960706061A (en) 1996-11-08
KR100346769B1 (en) 2002-11-08
WO1995014205A1 (en) 1995-05-26
CA2174555C (en) 2008-05-20
HU9601332D0 (en) 1996-07-29
CZ289247B6 (en) 2001-12-12
CN1135257A (en) 1996-11-06
CA2174555A1 (en) 1995-05-26
CZ143996A3 (en) 1997-02-12
JP3306829B2 (en) 2002-07-24
JPH09509244A (en) 1997-09-16
PL177797B1 (en) 2000-01-31
ES2163491T3 (en) 2002-02-01
EP0728286B1 (en) 2001-09-05
CN1154834C (en) 2004-06-23
HU221834B1 (en) 2003-01-28
AU692203B2 (en) 1998-06-04
HUT75003A (en) 1997-03-28
AU1184795A (en) 1995-06-06
CN1312458A (en) 2001-09-12
DE69428207T2 (en) 2002-06-13
IL111666A0 (en) 1995-01-24
DE69428207D1 (en) 2001-10-11
IL111666A (en) 1996-10-31
BR9408567A (en) 1997-08-05
CN1099581C (en) 2003-01-22

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