Patents by Inventor Selmes Paul Funkhouser

Selmes Paul Funkhouser 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 apparatus
    Patent number: 3986959
    Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for removal of oil products floating on water in which a floating sponge remains essentially fixed on top of the water and bouyant squeezing means are moved over said belt to squeeze out oil picked up thereby without having to lift the sponge from the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1976
    Inventors: Harold E. Bagot, Selmes Paul Funkhouser