Patents by Inventor Jack S. Wood, Jr.

Jack S. Wood, Jr. 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).

  • Oil spill recovery apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5056957
    Abstract: A containment skirt having a stowed position about an upper perimeter portion of an oil tanker. When an oil spill occurs, the skirt is moved its stowed position to a deployed position where it extends downwardly into the water so as to surround the oil tanker and contain the oil flowing from the tanker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Inventor: Jack S. Wood, Jr.