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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1982
Filed:
Feb. 08, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert B Burns, Huntington, NY (US);
Assignee:
Texaco Development Corporation, White Plain, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
405 60 ; 405224 ; 405195 ;
Abstract
Method for confining and collecting a flow of hydrocarbon fluids which are uncontrollably issuing from a source thereof at the floor of a body of water. A tension leg type floating vessel is positioned above the source of hydrocarbon fluid. An enclosure member is then detached from the vessel and guidably lowered to a location on, or adjacent the ocean floor. Escaping fluids are then received in the enclosure and directed to the water's surface.