ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,931, issued on Oct. 28.

"Vertical intermingling of deep water" was invented by Gerald L. Barber (Greenville, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention is directed to a system for vertical intermingling of deep water comprising: a surface support; an intake line having distal end disposed at an ocean depth; a pump in fluid communications with a proximal end of the intake line so that when the pump is actuated, fluid from the distal end of the intake line is transferred from the ocean floor toward the proximal end; and, an outlet line in fluid communications with the inlet line configured to direct fluid from the inlet line to...