Patents by Inventor James E. Lucas

James E. Lucas 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).

  • Marine oil spill clean-up method using a motion compensator means
    Patent number: 5135666
    Abstract: An improvement in efficiency of marine type oil spill clean up is achieved by using slideable fastners and support legs extending from a floatable unit to hold a skimmer unit in a relatively fixed horizontal position while using retractable cables with a hydraulic tensioning means to maintain the skimmer in a nearly constant relationship to the wave surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Inventor: James E. Lucas