ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,694, issued on July 8.

"System for applying a fluid to a chain or cable" was invented by Erik Ernest Bergvinson (West Vancouver, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a system for applying an anti-corrosion fluid to an anchor chain or cable. The system may include at least one set of nozzles disposed on the inner periphery of a conduit. Furthermore, at least one flap may be disposed on the inner periphery of a conduit, below the nozzles, for catching and smearing the fluid on the cable. Additionally, the invention may contain a reducer, attached to the bottom of the conduit, that may contain a flap, for ...