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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. 19, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
John F Bell, Plano, TX (US);
Weldon H Barber, Wylie, TX (US);
Assignee:
Atlantic Richfield, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
405 66 ; 405 71 ;
Abstract
An oil containment boom comprising a plurality of sections of a lighter than water, pliable, closed-cell foam material with each of the sections having a weight positioned along one side so that when the section is placed in the water the section floats with the weighted side beneath the water and the other side of the section above the water and a plurality of couplers for flexibly joining the ends of the sections to encloses an oil containment zone.