E02B 15/046
Collection of oil using vessels, i.e. boats, barges
Official title: {Collection of oil using vessels, i.e. boats, barges}
E02B15/046 (Collection of oil using vessels, i.e. boats, barges) appears on 216 US grants and 151 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E02B- Granted patents
- 216
- Published applications
- 151
- Assignees
- 92
- Inventors
- 358
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2011 | 2 | 15 |
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| 2021 | 9 | 12 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Environmental barge for filtering oil from water in the spill response to oil pollution at sea5 May 2026US 12,617,498 B2FLEX-FEB ApS
- Water surface floater collecting ship31 Mar 2026US 12,589,841 B2Suzhou Feichi Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd
- Portable oil skimmer31 Mar 2026US 12,590,431 B2Koai Co., Ltd.
- Equipment, systems and vessels, for the effective cleanup and recovery of a broad range of floating contaminants7 Oct 2025US 12,435,480 B2
- Oil spill clean-up and recovery systems for marine vessels30 Sep 2025US 12,428,795 B1
- Modular platform for retrieving water surface floating contaminants3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258623 A1Sheco. Inc.
- A system and a method for collection of micro-plastics13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234886 A1
- Device for removing oil-rich liquids from a water surface26 Mar 2026US 2026/0085481 A1
- Skimming device with depth sensor12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071399 A1Zodiac Pool Systems LLC
- Aquatic Vehicles Employing Hair-Based Oil Absorption For Waterway Cleanup26 Feb 2026US 2026/0055567 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Oil collection barge49US 3,966,615 A1976
- Multi-purpose environmental work vessel48US 5,173,182 A1992
- Apparatus for cleaning oil spills44US 4,060,487 A1977
- Apparatus for recovering material floating on a body of water and a barge for carrying such apparatus38US 4,264,444 AAteliers Generaux de Mecanique de l'Ouest · 1981
- Method and apparatus for recovering low density liquids in surface water34US 4,851,133 A1989