ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,273, issued on Aug. 12.
"Turbine-driven swimming pool cleaning apparatus" was invented by Pavel Sebor (Heathrow, Fla.) and Robert Sebor (Lake Mary, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A swimming pool cleaner is driven along a submerged surface by water and debris flowing past a turbine positioned between an inlet and outlet of the cleaner. Retractable elements carried proximate the inlet form a plenum for water to enhance adherence of the pool cleaner to the submerged pool surface being cleaner. A drive train independently drives each of two wheels for maneuvering the pool cleaner in forward and reverse directions along the submerged...