Patents by Inventor Gary Broberg

Gary Broberg has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • RECOVERING HYDROCARBONS
    Publication number: 20120018385
    Abstract: Methods of recovering hydrocarbons from an area that is contaminated or threatened with contamination with hydrocarbons may include deploying hydrophobic absorbent material such that at least some of the hydrophobic absorbent material contacts at least some of the hydrocarbons, allowing the hydrophobic absorbent material to absorb at least some of the hydrocarbons, and collecting the hydrophobic absorbent material from the area using a netting apparatus. The hydrophobic absorbent material may include cellulose treated with borax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: COLLABORENT GROUP, LTD.
    Inventors: Gary Broberg, David Akers