ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,608, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to XFLOAT LTD. (Netanya, Israel).
"Controlled floating solar module" was invented by Avi Alcalay (Michmoret, Israel) and Ran Alcalay (Hofit, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A buoyant module comprising a base configured for being buoyantly supported within a body of water, wherein said base defines a space which is in fluid communication with said body of water; a fluid-holding container sized and fitted for being received within said space and for moving in a vertical dimension relative to said base; and wherein a vertical position of said container relative to said base is determined, at leas...