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Oil collecting apparatus and method

US8721897B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

M & L Patent Oy Ab · FI

Inventor

Lars Lundin · Porvoo, FI

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 4, 2009
Grant date	May 13, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 22, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

An oil collecting apparatus and a corresponding method for collecting oil from the surface of water, the oil collecting apparatus includes a set of oil booms (3) coupled to form a long line of oil booms. The line of oil booms includes, at a distance from each other, a number of anchorage points (4) for anchoring the oil boom (3) onto the sea bed and, in addition, between the anchorage points and in conjunction with the oil boom there is an oil collecting station (5) for collecting the oil directed by the booms from the surface of water.

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