# US 10,683,626 B2 · Device and method for dispersing oil on water > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,683,626 B2 - Document ID: US10683626B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/207,621 - Filed: 2018-12-03 - Published: 2019-05-16 - Granted: 2020-06-16 - Earliest claimed: 2012-10-10 - Assignees: Sinvent AS - Applicants: Sinvent AS - Inventors: Stein Erik Sorstrom; Trond Nordtug - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10683626B2 ## CPC - E02B 15/041: {Devices for distributing materials, e.g. absorbed or magnetic particles over a surface of open water to remove the oil, with or without means for picking up the treated oil (E02B15/042 takes precedence)} - B05B 1/04: in flat form, e.g. fan-like, sheet-like - B05B 1/20: Perforated pipes or troughs, e.g. spray booms; Outlet elements therefor - B05B 1/3006: {the controlling element being actuated by the pressure of the fluid to be sprayed (B05B1/323 takes precedence; single-unit outlet valves actuated by the pressure of the fluid to be sprayed B05B11/0062)} - B05B 1/3405: {to produce swirl} - B05B 3/02: with rotating elements (electric spraying discharge apparatus characterised by having rotary outlet or deflecting elements B05B5/04) - B05B 15/68: Arrangements for adjusting the position of spray heads (B05B15/628, B05B15/652, B05B15/656 take precedence) - E02B 15/046: {Collection of oil using vessels, i.e. boats, barges} - B63B 35/32: for collecting pollution from open water - Y02A 20/204: Keeping clear the surface of open water from oil spills - E02B: HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING (ship-lifting E02C; dredging E02F) - B05B: SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F25/72; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by spraying B05D) - B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06) - Y02A: TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE ## Abstract A device and method for dispersing oil on water comprises a rig structure for being mounted in a vessel, the rig structure including a front transverse structure with at least one nozzle for flushing with pressurized water supplied from a pressure facility located on the vessel. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for dispersing oil on water, comprising: a rig structure for being mounted in a vessel, the rig structure including a transverse structure with nozzles for flushing with pressurized water jets supplied from a pressure facility located on the vessel, wherein a direction and a distance of the nozzles to a surface of the water as well as pressure of the pressurized water are adjustable, wherein the nozzles are rotatably arranged whereby overlapping impact areas from closely related nozzles are formed on the surface of the water, whereby dispersed oil droplets within a micron-size range are obtained such that the dispersed oil droplets can be mixed into the water by the energy created by the water jets and forward motion of the vessel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the impact area from the pressurized water on the surface of the water forms an circle on the surface of the water overlapping closely related nozzles. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the impact area from the pressurized water on the surface of the water form an ellipse on the surface of the water overlapping closely related nozzles. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the nozzles are rotated by a velocity of at least 3000 rpm. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the distance of the nozzles to the surface of the water is between 15 and 30 cm. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the flushing is carried out at a pressure of at least 35 bar per nozzle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the pressure facility uses water from a surrounding body of water. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7, wherein the surrounding body of water is seawater. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7, wherein the surrounding body of water is freshwater. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the rig structure is connected to an additive storage tank. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10, wherein additives are provided directly from the additive storage tank into the pressurized water for the nozzles. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10, wherein additives are provided directly from the additive storage tank to separate additive nozzles on the front transverse structure. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10, wherein additives in the additive storage tank are at least one of: particles, bacteria, nutrients, and chemicals. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the rig structure is mounted in a front part of the vessel. ### Claim 15 A method of dispersing oil on water, comprising: mounting a rig structure in a vessel, wherein the rig structure includes a front transverse structure with rotatable nozzles for flushing with pressurized water jets supplied from a pressure facility located on the vessel, adjusting a direction and a distance of the nozzles to the a surface of the water as well as pressure of the pressurized water, maintaining highest possible impact energy from the pressurized water on the surface in relation to the viscosity of oil, and obtaining dispersed oil droplets within a micron-size range such that the dispersed oil droplets are mixed into the water by the energy created by the water jets and forward motion of the vessel. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the rig structure is mounted in a front part of the vessel.