US Patent Issued to Marquix on Feb. 18 for "Containment unit, containment system and method for containing fluid leaks" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,228,017, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Marquix Inc. (Houston).

"Containment unit, containment system and method for containing fluid leaks" was invented by Robert Holloway (Katy, Texas) and Ronald Cook (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A containment unit for containing fluid leaks in an ambient liquid. The containment unit comprises a weighted base for being disposed around the fluid leak. The weighted base is positioned on top of one or more suction piles. Further, the containment unit comprises a curtain unit coupled to the weighted base. The curtain unit comprises a helical spring and facilitates containing the fluid leak i...