Protecting surfaces from biofouling species
OwnerJames Hametinventor
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Abstract
According to various embodiments, an apparatus includes an adhesive layer disposed on a first side of a porous layer. A plurality of bound wire mesh layers are attached to a second side of the porous layer. One or more pores of the porous layer correspond to one or more air gaps between the bound wire mesh layers and the porous layer. The apparatus further includes a characteristic of a presence of an extent of surface tension at (or throughout) the bound wire mesh layers. Each of the one or more air gaps further corresponds to one or more opening portions of a wire strand layer(s) in the bound wire strand layers. Other embodiments are directed to a method to configure the apparatus.
Claims14
A method for configuring an anti-biofouling layer, comprising:
- placing a porous layer upon an adhesive layer;
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- binding a first layer, the first layer comprising a first plurality of wire strands, between the porous layer and a second layer, the second layer comprising a second plurality of wire strands, wherein binding comprises:
- (i) applying a replaceable staple (“staple”) upon a portion of the second layer the applied staple passing through one or more opening portions amongst the second plurality of wire strands of the second layer prior to passing through one or more opening portions amongst the first plurality of wire strands of the first layer;
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- (ii) attaching the staple to one or more portions of the porous layer;
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- generating an extent of surface tension at the bound first and second layers due to presence of one or more air gaps between the porous layer and the bound first and second layers, each of the one or more air gaps corresponding to (a) respective pores in the porous layer and (b) the one or more opening portions of at least one of the first and the second plurality of wire strands of the bound layers.
An anti-biofouling apparatus comprising:
- an adhesive layer disposed on a first side of a porous layer;
- a plurality of bound wire mesh layers attached to a second side of the porous layer, wherein the bound wire mesh layers comprise an intermediary layer between second side of the porous layer and an outer layer, the intermediary layer comprising a first plurality of wire strands and the outer layer comprising a second plurality of wire strands;
- a crimping mechanism initially applied to the outer layer, the crimping mechanism binding together each wire mesh layer in the bound wire mesh layers, the crimping mechanism further attached to the second side of the porous layer;
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- one or more pores of the porous layer corresponding to one or more air gaps between the bound wire mesh layers and the porous layer and a presence of an extent of surface tension at the bound wire mesh layer, each of the one or more air gaps further correspond to one or more opening portions of at least one wire strand layer in the bound wire strand layers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.