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US 12,077,257 B2Granted
Ocean cleanup autonomous system (OCAS)
OwnerBoris Maydanikinventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods for cleaning and/or removal of ocean garbage are provided. The system includes a cleanup autonomous vessel (CAV) for collecting garbage, an autonomous tugboat (AT) for moving a large ocean container (LC), and a sorting machine (SM) and for sorting garbage. The system may also include an autonomous boat (AB) for transferring garbage from the CAV to the SM and for supplying fuel from the AT to the CAV. The system further includes regular ocean vessels (ROV) for moving the LC to different location. The CAV, AT, AB, LC, and ROV may operate in conjunction with a bidding process.
Claims11
An ocean cleanup autonomous system, comprising:
- a vehicle system, that travels to different locations on a body of water along a shoreline or offshore and to operate autonomously;
- a collection system, coupled to the vehicle system, the collection system that collects garbage from one or more of the surface of the body of water, within the body of water, or the shoreline;
- a sorting system that sorts the garbage into biodegradable garbage and non-biodegradable garbage and the non-biodegradable garbage is stored and the biodegradable garbage is returned to the body of water;
- an accumulation system that accumulates the sorted non-biodegradable garbage onto a container or a barge;
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- a power generation system that generates power for one or more of the vehicle system, the collection system, the sorting system, and the accumulation system.
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