Jeffrey T Ortego

US Patent:

20210087767, Mar 25, 2021

Filed:

Aug 31, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/007456

Inventors:

Michael T.D. Miller - Covington LA, US
Dorin Boldor - Baton Rouge LA, US
Jeffrey Daniel Ortego - Baton Rouge LA, US

International Classification:

E02B 15/08
E02B 15/04

Abstract:

An oil containment system aboard a vessel includes a pneumatic system to provide power to a winch and reel assembly containing boom whereby the pneumatic supply is capable of simultaneously powering the winch-reel assembly for boom deployment through inflatable gas fed to a pneumatic motor while also inflating the boom. The inflation of the boom is accomplished by diverting, all or any portion thereof, the inflatable gas from a pneumatic supply through a hose that runs concurrently on the outside of the boom. The pneumatic supply originates from a single pneumatic system powering both the winch and reel assembly as well as associated brake and feeding inflatable gas pressure to the inflation hose running concurrently with the boom. The system can be utilized to confine a discharge of a floating material such as hydrocarbons floating on the surface from a vessel or structure.