Ocean Visuals has been granted the EU patent from the European Patent Office
The patent EP3074752 - DEVICE FOR REMOTE OIL DETECTION was first filed in a joint development project between LDI Innovation and ICD Industries of Ålesund back in 2014, so it has been a 10 year process. After successful prototype testing, Ocean Visuals was formed as a joint venture in late 2015. Since then, we have continuously developed a fleet of advanced sensors with matching visualisation and data presentation technology.The official mention of the grant was published in the European Patent Bulletin 24/15 of 10. April 2024. The official date of registration is 13.05.2024.
“The operational use of this technology has the potential to improve the verification of suspicious oil features, the detection of oil in the water column, reducing the need for conventional laboratory analysis.”
Cristina Maria Bentz