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US 2012/0055856 A1Published application
Aqua-robotic pollutant removing systems and devices, and methods of removing pollutants from bodies of water
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsCarlo F. Ratti, Assaf Biderman
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Abstract
An aqua-robotic pollutant removing device includes a buoyant body, an electromechanical housing coupled to the buoyant body, and a pollutant absorbing belt coupled to the electromechanical housing and extending outward from the buoyant body. The electromechanical housing is constructed and arranged to rotate the pollutant absorbing belt.
Claims22
An aqua-robotic pollutant removing device, comprising:
- a buoyant body;
- an electromechanical housing coupled to the buoyant body;
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- a pollutant absorbing belt coupled to the electromechanical housing and extending outward from the buoyant body,
- wherein the electromechanical housing is constructed and arranged to rotate the pollutant absorbing belt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.