US3219190A
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Device for collecting flotsam, especially waste oil spillage on a water surface
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-08-31
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Granted: 1965-11-23
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Expires: 1982-08-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Thune Trygve Fridtjof Arnt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 01:46
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02B; E02B15/00; E02B15/04; E02B15/046; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A20/00; Y02A20/20; Y02A20/204
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A VESSEL FOR SEPARATING LIQUIDS AND MATERIALS OF DIFFERENT DENSITIES FROM THE SURFACE OF A BODY OF WATER UNSABLE FOR REMOVING OIL AND FLOTSAM FROM THE SURFACE OF THE WATER COMPRISING, A HULL HAVING A CHAMBER AND A BOW OPEN ALONG A PORTION THEREOF TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID CHAMBER AND THE WATER, MEANS DEFINING A WEIR INTERIORLY OF SAID HULL FORWARD OF SAID CHAMBER, MEANS DEFINING A SKIMMING BOARD DISPOSED TRANSVERSELY OF THE HULL INCLINED DOWNWARDLY AND FORWARDLY FROM AN UPPER END OF SAID WEIR AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND FORWARDLY TOWARD SAID BOW, SAID SKIMMING BOARD HAVING A LEADING EDGE ALONG SAID OPEN BOW, MEANS IN SAID HULL FOR DETERMINING THE DEPTH OF SAID HULL IN SAID WATER THEREBY TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH OF SAID SKIMMING BOARD BENEATH
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A VESSEL FOR SEPARATING LIQUIDS AND MATERIALS OF DIFFERENT DENSITIES FROM THE SURFACE OF A BODY OF WATER UNSABLE FOR REMOVING OIL AND FLOTSAM FROM THE SURFACE OF THE WATER COMPRISING, A HULL HAVING A CHAMBER AND A BOW OPEN ALONG A PORTION THEREOF TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID CHAMBER AND THE WATER, MEANS DEFINING A WEIR INTERIORLY OF SAID HULL FORWARD OF SAID CHAMBER, MEANS DEFINING A SKIMMING BOARD DISPOSED TRANSVERSELY OF THE HULL INCLINED DOWNWARDLY AND FORWARDLY FROM AN UPPER END OF SAID WEIR AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND FORWARDLY TOWARD SAID BOW, SAID SKIMMING BOARD HAVING A LEADING EDGE ALONG SAID OPEN BOW, MEANS IN SAID HULL FOR DETERMINING THE DEPTH OF SAID HULL IN SAID WATER THEREBY TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH OF SAID SKIMMING BOARD BENEATH
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-11-22 | 1969-05-24 | 1969-11-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-11-22 | 1973-05-24 | 1973-11-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-11-22 | 1977-05-24 | 1977-11-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |