Patent ID: 8221624
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: B01D,C02F,E02B,Y02A,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A mobile apparatus used in the separation of two liquid substances while moving across a surface of at least one of the two liquid substances, the apparatus comprising: a. a collector shell having a proximal end that is wider than a distal end, the shell being configured to gather, submerge, suppress, pressurize and harvest a liquid substance floating on the surface of a second, different liquid substance while the apparatus is moving across the surface of at least one of the two liquid substances, both a portion of the proximal end and a portion of the distal end being in contact with at least one of the two liquid substances while the apparatus is moving across the surface of at least one of the two liquid substances, wherein the two liquid substances have different viscosities, specific gravities, and/or densities, and wherein movement of the apparatus across the surface of at least one of the two liquid substances accomplishes the harvesting; and b. a motorized elevator system attached at the distal end of said apparatus to assist in the removal and storage of the first liquid substance, wherein the first liquid substance has at least one of the greater viscosity, lower specific gravity, and the lower density compared to the second liquid substance.