Patents by Inventor Lewis M. Clark, III

Lewis M. Clark, III 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).

  • Sock skimmer deployment
    Patent number: 4428319
    Abstract: Apparatus for removing oil from the surface of a body of water including, an at least partially flexible, elongated chamber having an open, at least partially submerged front for receiving water and oil thereinto during relative movement between the chamber and the body of water; at least one cable for folding the chamber, the cable being slidably connected to at least one extremity of the chamber and fixedly connected to the other extremity of the chamber; and at least two inclinable ramps for launching and retrieving the chamber with a vessel of opportunity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1984
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Dean L. Henning, Lewis M. Clark, III, John M. Ward