US Patent Issued on Aug. 26 for "Biomimetic sentinel reef structures for optical sensing and communications" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,441, issued on Aug. 26.

"Biomimetic sentinel reef structures for optical sensing and communications" was invented by David Fries (Pensacola, Fla.), Tim Hutcheson (Pensacola, Fla.), Noam Josef (Pensacola, Fla.), David Millie (Pensacola, Fla.) and Connor Tate (Pensacola, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An artificial reef structure including thin tensile members as part of the structure. These tensile members readily accumulate marine life to create a more organic structure. The reef structure can accommodate a wide variety of ocean sensing and communication systems. Embedded lighting and electronic elements can be used to attract a...