ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,451,279, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Ashored Inc. (Debert, Canada).
"Magnetic release mechanism" was invented by Andre Bezanson (Halifax, Canada) and Guillaume Demers (Wolfe Island, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic release mechanism for use with underwater fishing equipment includes a base plate having a slot for receiving a buckle, and a recess for receiving a release plate. A permanent magnet positioned proximate the recess generates a first magnetic field for magnetically coupling the release plate to the base plate. An electromagnetic coil positioned proximate the permanent magnet is configured to selectively g...