US Patent Issued to CORRECT CRAFT IP HOLDINGS on Oct. 6 for "Methods of soft ballast tank decontamination and related systems and apparatus" (California, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,884, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to CORRECT CRAFT IP HOLDINGS LLC (Orlando, Fla.).

"Methods of soft ballast tank decontamination and related systems and apparatus" was invented by Kris Forrest (San Martin, Calif.), Eric J. Miller (Orlando, Fla.) and Augustus Joseph Chisano (Orlando, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A soft ballast tank includes at least one flexible sleeve attached to the tank body and extending at least partially around a tank sidewall. Filling the sleeve with water establishes a desired geometry of at least a portion of the tank body for spraying interior surfaces thereof for decontamination. Hot water is used ...