US 12,377,940 B1
Ballast tank decontamination system and method for watersports boats
Kris Forrest, San Martin, CA (US)
Assigned to CORRECT CRAFT IP HOLDINGS, LLC, Orlando, FL (US)
Filed by Correct Craft IP Holdings, LLC, Orlando, FL (US)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/839,886.
Application 17/839,886 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/227,465, filed on Apr. 12, 2021, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/140,100, filed on Jan. 21, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/009,938, filed on Apr. 14, 2020.
Int. Cl. B63B 57/02 (2006.01); A61L 2/04 (2006.01); A61L 2/24 (2006.01); A61L 2/26 (2006.01); B63B 13/00 (2006.01); B63B 34/70 (2020.01); B63B 57/00 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 57/02 (2013.01) [A61L 2/04 (2013.01); A61L 2/24 (2013.01); A61L 2/26 (2013.01); B63B 13/00 (2013.01); B63B 34/70 (2020.02); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/15 (2013.01); A61L 2202/17 (2013.01); A61L 2202/23 (2013.01); B63B 2057/005 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A watersports boat comprising:
a hull;
a first ballast tank carried by the hull having a first internal surface;
a ballast tank decontamination system system including:
a first water connection;
a first water conduit extending from the first water connection to the first ballast tank; and
at least one first spray nozzle connected to the first water conduit and positioned in the first ballast tank, the at least one first spray nozzle being configured to spray water from the first water connection over the first internal surface;
a controller configured with program instructions to operate the ballast tank decontamination system to deliver the water spray through the at least one first spray nozzle according to a predetermined regimen and at a temperature sufficient to decontaminate the first ballast tank, and to generate a decontamination indication after delivering the water spray.