MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641124816 A) filed by Francis Xavier Engineering College on October 19, 2026, for Fabrication Of Solar Powered Belt Type Oil Skimmer Boat.
Inventors include Mr. Udhaya Banumathi. M; Mr. Samuvel. S; Mr. Abel Haris. J; Mr. Abdul Isaam. A; Mr. Abdul Farith. O K; Mr. Maharaja. M; Dr. S. M. Rajkumar; Mr. S. M. Sunderrajan; and Dr. J. Jeremy Jeba Samuel.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a solar-powered belt-type oil skimmer boat (100) configured for collecting floating oil from the surface of a water body. The boat comprises a floating hull (101), a solar panel (102), a belt assembly (103), a belt-driving motor (106), an oil scraper (107), an oil col-lection chute (108), and a recovered oil container (109). The belt assembly includes a continuous belt extending around a driving roller (104) and at least one guide roller (105), with a lower portion arranged to contact floating oil and an elevated portion arranged to transport the collected oil to-wards the oil scraper. The scraper separates oil from the moving belt and directs the recovered ma-terial through the collection chute into the container. A power management arrangement supplies electrical energy generated by the solar panel to the belt-driving motor and may include a charge controller (110), a rechargeable battery (111), and a motor controller (112). An optional propulsion motor (113) enables movement of the boat across a contaminated water surface. The invention provides an integrated floating platform for solar-assisted mechanical recovery of floating oil.
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