ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,131, issued on June 10, was assigned to Riahmedia Inc. (San Marcos, Calif.).
"Systems and methods for harnessing marine hydrokinetic energy" was invented by Earnest Smith (San Marcos, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example system comprises an enclosure submerged in a body of water. The system also comprises an intake port disposed along a periphery of the enclosure to transport water into the enclosure. The system also includes a turbine generator disposed inside the enclosure and coupled to the intake port to receive the water entering the enclosure through the intake port. The system also comprises a water storage tank co...