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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2012
Robert Doyle, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Doyle, Houston, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
A containment system for retaining spills in a body of water. The containment system remains in a submerged position for continuous monitoring and is deployed at the surface when activated for containment purposes. System aspects include a vertically retractable barrier configured to encircle at-risk infrastructure; a ballast system coupled to the barrier, the ballast system adapted to both submerge to a target depth upon receiving submerging signals and surface upon receiving surfacing signals; and a deployment control system in operative communication with the ballast system, the deployment control system configured to send submerging signals to employ the ballast system to submerge to a standby depth for extended periods of nominal operating conditions, and send surfacing signals to employ the ballast system to surface upon spill conditions; and may also include a self-propulsion system for containment system position management and an access gate for emergency vessel passage.
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