US4555338A
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Oil spill collector
Assignee: TONY MARCH ENTERPRISES Inc
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Filing: 1984-10-09
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Granted: 1985-11-26
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Expires: 2004-10-09
Abstract
Abstract A large buoyant roller having absorbent material on its surface is power driven in alternate clockwise and counter clockwise rotation and located in a buoyant enclosure incorporating movable breakwater members for reducing wave action while admitting oil and water into the enclosure. A movable scraper is arranged for engagement with said absorbent material on said roller when said roller revolves in a clockwise direction for removing oil from the absorbent material.
Inventors
- 👤 Tony Marchionda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 15:16
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02B; E02B15/00; E02B15/04; E02B15/10; E02B15/103; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A20/00; Y02A20/20; Y02A20/204; Y10; Y10S; Y10S210/00; Y10S210/918; Y10S210/922; Y10S210/924
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
Apparatus for removing oil from the surface of a body of water comprising: spaced mounting means at least partially above the body of water, a cylindrical roller journaled for rotation between said mounting means, said cylindrical roller having a porous deformable surface material partially submerged in the body of water, a breakwater extending from said spaced mounting means at least partially above said body of water and enclosing an area extending outwardly from said cylindrical roller, a collector blade adjacent said cylindrical roller for removing and collecting oil adhering to said absorbent material, means for rotating said cylindrical roller so that said absorbent material contacts the oil and moves the same beneath the water's surface and inunder said cylindrical roller and means for reversing said rotation of said cylindrical roller and engaging said collector blade on said absorbent material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
Apparatus for removing oil from the surface of a body of water comprising: spaced mounting means at least partially above the body of water, a cylindrical roller journaled for rotation between said mounting means, said cylindrical roller having a porous deformable surface material partially submerged in the body of water, a breakwater extending from said spaced mounting means at least partially above said body of water and enclosing an area extending outwardly from said cylindrical roller, a collector blade adjacent said cylindrical roller for removing and collecting oil adhering to said absorbent material, means for rotating said cylindrical roller so that said absorbent material contacts the oil and moves the same beneath the water's surface and inunder said cylindrical roller and means for reversing said rotation of said cylindrical roller and engaging said collector blade on said absorbent material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus for removing oil from the surface of a body of water set forth in claim 1 and wherein said breakwater consists of a pair of vertically standing outwardly curving members having apertures therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The apparatus for removing oil from the surface of a body of water set forth in claim 1 and wherein said breakwater consists of a pair of vertically standing outwardly curving members having apertures therein, vertical hinges interconnecting said vertically standing outwardly curving members and said spaced mounting means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus for removing oil from the surface of a body of water set forth in claim 1 and wherein said porous deformable surface material comprises a fibrous blanket of loosely associated fibers of diameters such that oil adheres thereto.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
57 words
The apparatus for removing oil from the surface of a body of water set forth in claim 1 and wherein said means for rotating said cylindrical roller and said means for reversing said rotation of said cylindrical roller consists of at least one driving motor on said spaced mounting means in driving relation to said cylindrical roller.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus for removing oil from the surface of a body of water set forth in claim 1 and wherein floats are attached to said breakwater and said spaced mounting means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
The apparatus for removing oil from the surface of a body of water set forth in claim 1 and wherein fixed partitions are mounted on said spaced mounting means and transversely thereof and oppositely disposed with respect to said breakwater whereby said partitions and breakwater form an enclosure around said cylindrical roller.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1988-11-25 | 1989-05-27 | 1989-11-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-11-25 | 1993-05-27 | 1993-11-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-11-25 | 1997-05-27 | 1997-11-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |