ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,247, issued on April 15.

"Utilizing hydrostatic and hydraulic pressure to generate energy, and associated systems, devices, and methods" was invented by John Bushnell (Tacoma, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices, and methods for utilizing hydrostatic and/or hydraulic pressure to generate energy and to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen are disclosed herein. A representative industrial system can comprise a storage tank containing fluid, a separator piston having a first separator compartment configured to be fluidically coupled to the storage tank and a second separator compartment, and a pressure intensifier. T...