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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:
Mar. 29, 1983
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
John M Ward, Katy, TX (US);
Florian C Demny, Pasadena, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; E02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2102423 ; 210923 ;
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.