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US 2022/0341114 A1Published application
Marine debris collection device
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsSusumu SHIBAYAMA, Nobuharu OTA
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Abstract
A marine debris collection device includes a first debris collector to remove non-minute debris contained in debris floating on water by allowing the debris to flow thereinto together with the water, and a second debris collector to remove minute debris by adsorbing the minute debris onto a microbubble generated when the water flows into the second debris collector from the first debris collector via a connection pipe.
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A marine debris collection device comprising:
- a first debris collector to remove non-minute debris contained in debris floating on water by allowing the debris to flow thereinto together with the water and;
- a connection pipe including a first end connected to the first debris collector to drain the water from the first debris collector;
- and
- a second debris collector connected to a second end of the connection pipe to remove minute debris left unremoved by the first debris collector by adsorbing the minute debris onto a microbubble generated when the water flows into the second debris collector from the first debris collector via the connection pipe and floating the minute debris;
- wherein
- the first debris collector includes an opening movable in an upward-downward direction with respect to a surface of the water to allow the water to flow into the first debris collector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.