ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,143, issued on June 24.
"Rainwater collection system for a waterborne vessel" was invented by Phillip Fuqua Smith (West Hollyood, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and a method are provided for a mobile reservoir system to provide potable water to desired destinations. The mobile reservoir system includes a waterborne vessel that includes a cargo hold. A collection unit comprised of a material for safe and sterile storage of potable water is disposed in the cargo hold. One or more collectors channel rainwater into the collection unit. Each collector is a sheet of a non-porous material supported on a retractable frame...