Patents by Inventor Robert P. Bergeron

Robert P. Bergeron 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 cleanup barge
    Patent number: 4643612
    Abstract: An oil storage barge having a concave bottom is adapted to be anchored over a subsea well or pipeline that is leaking oil. Flexible skirts extend to the ocean floor, and oil that is trapped under the barge may be stored in the barge or then transferred to another vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1987
    Assignee: Shell Offshore Inc.
    Inventor: Robert P. Bergeron