US Patent Issued to The Government of the United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security on Sept. 30 for "Self-orienting suction with baffles for fluid transportation" (District Of Columbia, Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,119, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to The Government of the United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security (Washington).

"Self-orienting suction with baffles for fluid transportation" was invented by Liam Long (Washington), Christian Burzycki (Washington), Glen Armstrong (Washington) and Joseph Camean (Old Lyme, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid transportation apparatus includes a first suction pipe having a first intake opening and a second suction pipe having a second intake opening. The first and second suction pipes are attached to a vessel on opposite sides to move in rolling motion. T...