Patents by Inventor Wyman T. Soule

Wyman T. Soule 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 containment and recovery system
    Patent number: 5470467
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oil containment and recovery system for confining and collecting oil spills wherein the oil spill is surrounded and contained within a floating barrier and the oil is pumped from within the enclosure defined by the floating barrier into floating reservoirs proximate the barrier. The floating barrier utilizes an elongate inflatable buoyant member and an elongate suction conduit depending downwardly from the buoyant member and having a plurality of apertures formed therein through which oil flows into the suction member. The inflatable member is inflated with air to obtain the desired buoyancy. The weight means depends downwardly from the suction conduit to maintain the buoyant member and suction conduit in a desired orientation to facilitate containment and collection of the oil spill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Inventor: Wyman T. Soule
  • Oil spill containment and recovery system
    Patent number: 5328607
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oil containment and recovery system for confining and collecting oil spills wherein the oil spill is surrounded and contained within a floating barrier and the oil is pumped from within the enclosure defined by the floating barrier into floating reservoirs proximate the barrier. The floating barrier utilizes an elongate inflatable buoyant member and an elongate suction conduit depending downwardly from the buoyant member and having a plurality of apertures formed therein through which oil flows into the suction member. The inflatable member is inflated with air to obtain the desired buoyancy. The weight means depends downwardly from the suction conduit to maintain the buoyant member and suction conduit in a desired orientation to facilitate containment and collection of the oil spill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1994
    Inventor: Wyman T. Soule