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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Mark D. Shaw, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
J. Tad Heyman, Atlantic Beach, FL (US);
Inventors:
Mark D. Shaw, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
J. Tad Heyman, Atlantic Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B 15/04 (2006.01); C02F 1/40 (2006.01); C02F 1/28 (2006.01); C02F 103/00 (2006.01); C02F 101/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/40 (2013.01); E02B 13/048 (2013.01); C02F 1/285 (2013.01); C02F 2103/007 (2013.01); C02F 2101/32 (2013.01); Y10S 210/923 (2013.01); Y10S 210/924 (2013.01);
Abstract
A subsurface hydrocarbon capture apparatus having a filtration member connected to a mouth frame, wherein the filtration member is composed of a material that is hydrophobic and lipophilic, the apparatus having buoyancy and weight members to maintain the apparatus in a subsurface disposition when pulled by a boat.