ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,316,198, issued on May 27.
"Systems and methods for producing clean energy" was invented by James Stuart Cumming (Laguna Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for generating electricity from a body of water that comprises an enclosure having a first upper aperture, a second upper aperture, and a closable lower outlet. The system furthers comprises a buoyant container movable within the enclosure between an upper position and a lower position. The container has an upper end that is at least partially open and a lower end having a closable drain. The system further comprises a set of upper supports coupled to the enclosure ...