ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,084, issued on Feb. 10.

"Underground water barrier installation system and a method for installing an underground water barrier" was invented by Juan Eloy Salinas (La Joya, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An underground water barrier installation system is provided herein, that contains a plowing apparatus having an enclosed chamber and a frame located above it. The system either has a roll of film located in the enclosed chamber beneath the ground, or alternatively, the frame contains a roll of biodegradable film and two rollers containing line above the ground. In the system having the roll of film located above the ground, th...