ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,076, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to ARENA SYSCOM CONSULTING S.L. (Madrid).

"Breakwater" was invented by Santiago Gil-Casares Armada (Madrid) and Alvaro Gil-Casares Armada (Madrid).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The breakwater according to the present invention is formed from a body on which the waves hit, and comprising a plurality of surfaces, each of which has a different inclination, said inclinations defining different angles with respect to the horizontal. The angle defined by each surface increases from the front surface to the rear surface, and the length of each surface is different, decreasing from the front surface to th...