Patents by Inventor Thomas Nicholas Blockwick

Thomas Nicholas Blockwick 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).

  • System and barrier for containing an oil spill
    Patent number: RE28966
    Abstract: A system for containing an oil spill comprising a plurality of barrier modules each composed of a composite structure having a buoyant upper section and a water absorbing lower section which represents concurrently the sole ballast for said upper section and the subsurface barrier for the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1974
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1976
    Assignee: Ocean Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Nicholas Blockwick