ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,360,000, issued on July 15, was assigned to Red Rhino of FL Inc. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).

"System and method for detecting leaks in a fluid filled vessel" was invented by Mark Marino (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A leak detecting device for a fluid filled vessel including (1) a housing having a continuous perimeter edge sized to extend around an underwater surface; (2) a tube extending through an aperture of the housing, having a first end on an first side of the housing and a second end on a second side of the housing; (3) an anchoring attachment secured to the first end of the tube; (4) a resilient member ...