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Paul R. Tully, William J. Fletcher and Hector Cochrane received US Patent No. 3,556,698 on January 19, 1971, filed November 18, 1969. It was assigned to Cabot Corp.
The patent's abstract:
THE PRESENT INVENTION PROVIDES AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR THE ELIMINATION OF WATER AND LAND BORNE SPILLS BY BURNING. BROADLY, CERTAIN PARTICULATE SOLIDS ARE APPLIED TO THE SPILL AND THE RESULTING SYSTEM IS THEREAFTER FIRED. SUCH TREATED SPILLS ARE MORE EASILY IGNETED AND THE COMBUSTION THEREOF IS MORE COMPLETE THAN EXPERIENCED WITH UNTREATED SPILLS. WHEN CERTAIN CONDITIONS PERTAINING TO THE TYPE AND AMOUNT OF TREATING AGENT APPLIED TO THE SPILL ARE MET EVEN FURTHER BENEFITS ACCRUE TO THE PROCESS OF THE INVENTION. SUCH BENEFITS RESIDE IN IMPROVED PHYSICAL CHARACTER OF THE BURNED RESIDUE WHICH IS MORE AMENABLE TO PHYSICAL REMOVAL THEREOF FROM THE WATER OR LAND MASS THAN THE BURNED RESIDUUM OF UNTREATED SPILLS.
- Author
- Paul R. Tully; William J. Fletcher; Hector Cochrane
- Published by
- US Patent Office
- Series
- US Patent No. 3,556,698
- Date
- January 19, 1971
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 23425 · asbestosclaims.law/library/23425
- Rights
- US government work, in the public domain.
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Where it was listed
- Asbestos, April 1971, in its patents department (the year's issues)
Cite this document
Paul R. Tully, William J. Fletcher, Hector Cochrane. “Process for burning oil spills (US Patent 3,556,698, 1971).” January 19, 1971. US Patent No. 3,556,698. US Patent Office. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 23425. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/23425.
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