ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,680, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Sub Sea Sonics LLC (San Diego).
"Automatic line release system for aquatic traps" was invented by David Bartholomew Chadwick (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example line restraint system comprises a housing, a processor, a motor, a release cam, and a timer. The release cam comprises a stem portion and an arm portion. The stem portion is proximate to the housing and the arm portion may be opposite the stem portion. The stem portion may be rotatably coupled to the motor. The motor may be configured to turn the arm portion of the release cam between an open and closed state. When in t...