Patent · US Expired

High volume stationary skimmer

US4378291A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 31, 1980
Grant dateMar 29, 1983
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S210/923
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A skimmer is provided for removing oil from the surface of a body of water. The skimmer comprises a funnel-shaped floating weir, a flexible disk suspended thereabove and having an edge contacting the water surface around the weir, suction for removing oil from the bottom of the weir and a vessel for collecting the removed oil.

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