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Onboard oil containment system

US9206575B2 · kind B2 · utility

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31Claims

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Inventors

Michael T. Miller · Baltimore, US
Dorin Boldor · Baton Rouge, US
Jeffrey Daniel Ortego · Baton Rouge, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 12, 2010
Grant date	Dec 8, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 12, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02A20/204
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An oil containment system aboard a vessel which includes a pneumatic system to provide power to a winch and reel assembly containing boom whereby the pneumatic supply is capable of simultaneously powering the winch-reel assembly for boom deployment through inflatable gas fed to a pneumatic motor while also inflating the boom. The system would be utilized to confine a discharge of a floating material such as hydrocarbons floating on the surface from a vessel or structure.

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