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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8444344 | Temporary containment of oil wells to prevent environmental damage A containment vessel is moved proximate to and preferably surrounding the wellhead, such that leaking oil enters an interior chamber of the vessel. A fluid pump of the containment system is actuated to flow leaking hydrocarbon fluid through a conduit toward a collec... | 05/21/2013 |
| 7785035 | Apparatus, system and method for collecting material from water system and uses of apparatus The invention relates to an apparatus (20), a system and a method for collecting material from a water system, and the use of the apparatus (20) as an oil-combating device or rescue device. The apparatus (20) can be arranged to float and be move... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7686541 | Method of containing a spill The disclosure shows an apparatus and a method for containing a spill of petroleum product. The inventive apparatus and method each include the assembly pliable building blocks of a generally rectangular shape that surrounds an internal void. The blocks form a wall ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7377226 | Remotely controlled apparatus for recovering liquid in sunken ship and method performed by the same A remotely controlled apparatus for transporting liquid, such as oil, toxic chemicals, or the like, in a tank of a sunken ship to a floating body, without leakage and a method performed by the apparatus are disclosed. An underwater recovery device (100) of th... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7347945 | Method and an installation for separating out multiphase effluents The invention relates to a method and to an installation for separating out an effluent made up of a multi-phase fluid mixture. According to the invention, said installation includes gravity separator means whose geometrical separation characteristics can be adjuste... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7222635 | Tent having an outer skirt and tub floor A tent (10) having a fabric enclosure (16) which including a number of walls (18), a floor (22) having a floor perimeter (4) and a framework (14) which supports the fabric enclosure (16) and urges it to expand outward... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7168889 | Floating platform having a spoolable tether installed thereon and method for tethering the platform using same The present invention discloses a process for installing a floating platform to the ocean floor using a spoolable (preferably composite) tether, comprising installing the spooled tether onto the floating platform; towing the floating platform to a site for installat... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165917 | Apparatus for disposal of toxic and radioactive waste A new system for underwater waste disposal is disclosed, consisting of a high-speed, hardened penetrator, optional rocket motor (or other compact propulsion device) and alternative mechanisms for eliminating water drag by surrounding the projectile with a gas layer.... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7131789 | Object retrieval system An object retrieval system providing an expanse of flexible material variably configured by travel of a material support element between a first position and a second position which generates movement in objects that collect on the material surface for retrieval. | 11/07/2006 |
| 7063484 | Boat barrier attachment for log and debris booms A watercraft barricade device (1) having a suspended barricade (5) affixed at predetermined positions to vertical risers (3) which shall be mounted to floating log and debris booms or floating booms (7) that when deployed will prevent wat... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7037038 | Dual direction water surface skimmer and pool side docking device A water skimmer vessel has two hulls (12, 14) between which a debris collection net or basket-like catcher (22) is arranged. Hinged flaps (68) are provided at each end of the catcher and operate to allow inflow but block outflow of debris from t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7008139 | Oil boom and use thereof A boom (1A) is described, especially for containing oil spills and/or other similar pollution at sea, in rivers or on water surfaces, comprising an elongate body consisting of an element having positive buoyancy relative to the surrounding medium, so that a f... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004680 | Temporary support assembly and method of supporting a flexible line A support assembly for a flexible line comprises a hanger to suspend the flexible line from an offshore oil rig without subjecting the line to a bending stress adjacent the support assembly, a frame supporting the hanger, and a connector coupled to the frame to remo... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6857819 | Attachment for use with stockpiling barge and method of filtering runoff water therefrom An attachment to a drainage hose for use on a stockpiling barge that includes: a fluid pervious bag formed of a flexible fabric material, the fluid pervious bag having an open end and a closed end, a ballast material attached to or retained within the closed end of ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6824853 | Pliable pad for collecting and absorbing liquids A pliable pad includes a layer formed of an absorbent material and a formable material arranged generally parallel to each other. The selected formable material, such as aluminum foil, is capable of assuming a desired shape and of retaining the desired shape which h... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6736572 | Method and apparatus for reducing the pollution of boat harbors A method for inhibiting the pollution of a harbor having an entrance interfacing a moving body of water in which jet streams of water are generated near the surface. The jet streams of water displacing the surface water and the floating debris away from the harbor's... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6729798 | Flow diverter system and method A flow-diverter apparatus includes two hull and foil assemblies pivotally connected by rigid members and attached to control lines. Several flow-diverter apparatus may be joined by lines, cables or rigid links to form a flow-diverter system. The apparatus may also i... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6609853 | Spillage recovery device and method of use A recovery device (10) for containing a material (16) floating on the surface of a liquid (12) comprises a shroud (26) having an open top and an open bottom, the top being of smaller diameter than the bottom, thus forming a truncated cone-like shape. The ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6402426 | Engineered environmental structure and method of its use An engineered log jam for controlling stream flow characteristics is formed from multiple layers of logs. A first layer intended to be placed parallel to stream flow consists of two or more generally parallel logs. In normal use these would be anchored to... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6332737 | Waterway pollution control apparatus A portable pollution control apparatus designed to span a creek or other small waterway. The apparatus includes an adjustable length boom which extends across the creek; an elongated, hydrocarbon-absorbent sock which is suspended from the boom and extends... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6264398 | Process for the recovery of oil Heavy oil or crude oil spills in sea water are recovered without polluting environment. A natural rubber latex and a coagulant are scattered around lumps of oil spills to coagulate the latex with the coagulant, so that a membrane of the latex is formed ar... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6073382 | Containment boom apparatus and methods for use in harvesting brine shrimp eggs Apparatus and methods for harvesting brine shrimp eggs from a body of water involving the use of an elongated member comprising buoyant material which enables the elongated member to float at or near the surface of the body of water and a water-permeable ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5971659 | Oil spill recovery articles and method Hollow tubular segments, preferably in the form of pretreated hollow core fiber segments, and a method, for gathering or collecting and removing an oil spill floating atop a body of water. The preferably fuel oil-pretreated segments are hydrophobic having... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5948250 | Filter berm A portable berm for use in and out of doors. The berm includes a impervious flexible synthetic floor which has a berm wall formed about its periphery. The berm wall comprises a plurality of elongated plastic strips which are attached to the floor along th... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5839853 | Buoyant matter diverting system A system of structures uses the energy and properties of a stream flow to protect downstream structures from various potentailly damaging stream-flow-induced events. One element, a streamwise-vortex generator is placed upstream from a structure to protect... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5797700 | Polyoxyethylene glycol and polyglycerol twin tail surfactant formulations for dispersion of crude oil The present invention provides a composition for dispersing oil slicks comprising a twin tail surfactant or mixture of twin tail surfactants having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 and R3 may be the same or different alk... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5795103 | Oil tanker and method for recovering oil from submerged oil tanker A system for recovering petroleum products such as oil from a sunken oil transportation vessel. The system includes first and second flexible conduits communicating with the oil-containing compartments. The conduits are released upon the vessel becoming s... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5779392 | Systems for containing and collecting oil spills A method for capturing ecologically harmful substances in the nature of hydrocarbons from the surface of a body of water or from the ground adjacent a landfill or waste dump or from a shoreline of a body of water into which residual waste fluids from an a... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5727902 | Method and apparatus for maintaining the position of a containment boom in a fast flowing waterway A method for maintaining the position of a containment boom in a fast flowing waterway. Firstly, providing an elongate containment boom having a first side, a second side, a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis. The containment boom consists of... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5713697 | Oil-extraction station An apparatus for collecting floatable liquids such as oil and gasoline, in particular in the case of oil-contaminated or gasoline-contaminated water surfaces. The apparatus includes a collecting container which is vat-like or cylindrical and which is imme... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5711633 | Apparatus for recovering fluid substances floating on a water surface Apparatus for recovering fluid substances floating on a water surface, comprising multiple disks which are arranged on at least one horizontal shaft, are partially immersed in the water, and rotate at different speeds and particularly alternately clockwis... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5695300 | Adjustable recovery boom and system A boom system having a flexible barrier is supported by floats on offset arms. The offset arms and floats thereon are mounted to the barrier in a manner which allows the angle between the barrier and the offset arms to be easily varied. The orientation of... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5688075 | Boom system An improved boom for use in containing oil spills and the like on water comprises a flotation tube, an upper chain pocket, a skirt, and a lower chain pocket. The skirt may be made to sink by placing a chain in the lower chain pocket. The spill is containe... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5575586 | Oil spill recovery system A system for deploying a cover over an oil spill, to collect the spilled oil, uses a plurality of gas propelled rockets are attached to lines arranged around the periphery of the cover. Outward projection of the rockets spreads the cover, the weight of th... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5553972 | Apparatus for contaiment of contaminants during an underwater dredging operation An apparatus is disclosed for containment of contaminants during an underwater dredging operation. The apparatus includes an elongated anchor which is adapted to lie on a water bed. A flexible sheet which is substantially impervious to silt has a bottom e... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5547313 | Marine fueling facility spill containment system A system to contain, collect and remove hydrocarbons such as gasoline, diesel and/or lubricants that are spilled or leaked on to the surface of the water during fueling operations at marine fueling facilities. The system utilizes a series of absorbent dev... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5540521 | Inflatable cushion for culturing and movement of aquatic organisms An aqua culture facility and method using a pneumatic pump for displacement of water or other liquid located in a confined space having rigid bottom and side walls which form an interior surface of the space, with a flexible liner having the same contour ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5478167 | Buoyant matter diverting system A streamwise-vortex generating diverter is placed upstream from a structure to protect the structure. The diverter is positioned to induce a vortex, or rotation, in the current flow whose axis is essentially parallel to the streamwise flow. This rotating ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5407301 | Oil spill recovery system A system for deploying a cover over an oil spill, to collect the spilled oil, uses a plurality of gas propelled rockets are attached to lines arranged around the periphery of the cover. Outward projection of the rockets spreads the cover, the weight of th... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5406019 | Oil spill recovery system The present invention is used in response to petroleum related spills in the environment. The hydrocarbon materials can be removed from any substrate, particularly ice or beach sand, by impinging in two separate fluid streams, a formable surfactant/emulsi... | 04/11/1995 |
