US Patent Issued to OCEAN-CAM on Nov. 18 for "Submersible buoy" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,054, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to OCEAN-CAM INC. (Gaspe, Canada).

"Submersible buoy" was invented by Dave Cotton (Gaspe, Canada) and Jacques Dufresne (Gaspe, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A submersible buoy adapted to be attached to a submersible object via a line is disclosed with a central body having a first end and a second end axially spaced apart, the central body adapted to have the line wound therearound. A first and a second floater units are connected to the ends of the central body and have a first buoyancy and a second buoyancy being of a value relative to the first buoyancy such that a total buoyancy force ...