ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,518, issued on Nov. 11.
"Boat bar anchor" was invented by Vladimir Blanco (Valrico, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "a boat bar anchor that is used to anchor on to a rocky seabed. The boat anchor comprises of a linear bar that has at least four y-wings that run along the length of the linear bar. A first end of the linear bar has a first anchor shackle receiver, and a second end of the linear bar has a second anchor shackle receiver, each shackle receiver receives an anchor shackle, the anchor shackles are configured to receive an anchor chain that is secured to a boat."
The patent was filed on April 23, 2023, under Application N...