US Patent Issued to BIOFOULING TECHNOLOGIES on April 8 for "Durable biofouling protection" (North Carolina, Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,994, issued on April 8, was assigned to BIOFOULING TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Aberdeen, N.C.).

"Durable biofouling protection" was invented by Brian McMurray (Aberdeen, N.C.), Cliff Sharpe (Aberdeen, N.C.), Mike Termini (Aberdeen, N.C.), Emily Ralston (Aberdeen, N.C.), Abraham Stephens (Aberdeen, N.C.), Ed Dormier (Aberdeen, N.C.), Lindsey Calcutt (Aberdeen, N.C.) and Joseph Basista (Chandler, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are devices, methods and/or systems for use in protecting items and/or structures that are exposed to, submerged and/or partially submerged in aquatic environments from contamination and/or fouling due to ...