E02B 15/045
Separating means for recovering oil floating on a surface of open water
Official title: {Separating means for recovering oil floating on a surface of open water (E02B15/048 takes precedence; separation in general B01D)}
E02B15/045 (Separating means for recovering oil floating on a surface of open water) appears on 107 US grants and 102 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E02B- Granted patents
- 107
- Published applications
- 102
- Assignees
- 59
- Inventors
- 215
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 10 | 11 |
| 2015 | 8 | 13 |
| 2016 | 4 | 10 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | 8 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 |
| 2020 | 10 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 | 11 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Buoyant water purification pad19 May 2026US 12,630,447 B2Maximideas Inc.
- Portable oil skimmer31 Mar 2026US 12,590,431 B2Koai Co., Ltd.
- Method for cleaning up oil spills using multi-layered carbon fiber-based absorbents18 Feb 2025US 12,227,436 B2
- Solar boat for easy collection of spilled oil and garbage11 Feb 2025US 12,221,194 B2K-Marine Co., Ltd.
- Buoyant containment and/or filtration3 Sep 2024US 12,077,927 B2Innermost Containment Systems L.L.C.
- Modular platform for retrieving water surface floating contaminants3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258623 A1Sheco. Inc.
- Oil Removal Device8 Jan 2026US 2026/0009196 A1
- Enhancing Oil Recovery and Evaporation from Evaporation Ponds1 Jan 2026US 2026/0002328 A1Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Buoyant Water Purification Pad21 Nov 2024US 2024/0383780 A1Maximideas Inc.
- Buoyant containment and/or filtration21 Nov 2024US 2024/0384488 A1Innermost Containment Systems L.L.C.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for recovering, separating, and storing fluid floating on the surface of another fluid33US 5,080,783 A1992
- Separator system31US 4,041,569 A1977
- Petrochemical recovery machine30US 5,066,407 A1991
- System for separating, removing and recovering contaminant materials from a body of water22US 4,139,470 AOil Spill Recovery, Inc. · 1979
- Apparatus for separation of oil from oil and water mixtures21US 4,115,279 ASimon-Hartley Limited · 1978