ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,300, issued on May 13.

"Carbon dioxide underwater delivery device and supplementation system" was invented by Glen Babcock (Missoula, Mont.) and Wendy Babcock Garrett (Missoula, Mont.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A delivery device and system to supplement CO2 in an underwater environment without the need for electricity or the use of compressed CO2. The device consists of a container containing a biological organism such as mycelium and including an exit portal for CO2 to enter the underwater environment. The device may also incorporate a separation device to delay and control the flow of CO2. The system requires the device to be h...