ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,751, issued on June 17, was assigned to Tornado Anchors LLC (La Grange, Ill.).
"Tension foundation for holding a buoyant object" was invented by Keith Webster (La Grange, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tension foundation is provided for holding a buoyant object in flowing water via a tether. The tension foundation may include a spine component, rotation members rotatable about the spine component, slats, and additional features. The rotation members can include multiple types with distinct dimension ratios, which may be arranged in an alternating pattern. During operation, the tension foundation advantageously provides increas...