ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,891, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY (Hangzhou, China).
"Release device for polar profile observation system" was invented by Hangzhou Wang (Hangzhou, China), Yijie Wen (Hangzhou, China), Jiajun Li (Hangzhou, China), Junhao Zhu (Hangzhou, China) and Ying Chen (Hangzhou, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A release device for a polar profile observation system includes a support frame, a release base, a control electronic cabin, a release mechanism, and a floating body. The support frame performs an up and down profile movement along the under-ice guide cable, and is bonded with the profile observation syste...