Patents by Inventor Michael Guthrie Webb

Michael Guthrie Webb 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 boom
    Patent number: 4112689
    Abstract: The air/water figure of eight cross-section boom has an additional water chamber along side the original. The extra water boom has some buoyancy due to internal small air tube and thus forms a weir. Surface oil and water collects between the two water tubes and is recovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1978
    Assignee: The British Petroleum Company Limited
    Inventor: Michael Guthrie Webb
  • Oil pick up device
    Patent number: 4021344
    Abstract: An oil pick up device for removing oil off the surface of water consists of a series of vertical plates driven from a central drive member. The plates pass through the oil/water surface and oil is picked up. Scrapers remove the oil and lead it away. There is also incorporated a pneumatic device for maintaining the pick-up device at the right level in the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1977
    Assignee: The British Petroleum Company Limited
    Inventor: Michael Guthrie Webb