ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,527, issued on Nov. 11.
"Buoyancy compensator bladder suitable for both back mount and side mount diving" was invented by Szabolcs Matko (Debrecen, Hungary).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A buoyancy compensator bladder includes an air cell, a connector, a low-pressure inflator (LPI), and at least one over pressure valve. The LPI which inflates and deflates the air cell is positioned on an outer surface of the air cell. As a result, when the fully assembled buoyancy compensator is equipped by a diver, the LPI runs from behind the diver's torso and under their armpit. This results in the inflator head which is part of the LPI to be disp...