ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,317, issued on May 6.
"System and method for controlled horizontal buoyancy" was invented by Timothy D. Wilson (Clinton, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aquatic system is provided for use with an object. The aquatic system includes: a parameter detector being configured to detect a parameter of the object and to output an activation signal based on the detected parameter; an inflatable bladder being configured to inflate with a gas to displace a volume of water when the object is in the water; a memory having instructions stored therein; and a stabilization controller being configured execute the instructions to cause the infla...