ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,131, issued on April 14.
"Wave deflector apparatus" was invented by Woodrow Hicks (Bremen, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A V-shaped wave deflector apparatus for protecting a floating dock or other structure from incoming waves of water created by wind or a watercraft is disclosed herein, in various aspects. The wave deflector has a first beam and a second beam, each having a mounting beam connected thereto, near a first end of the mounting beam. A second end of the mounting beam is attached rotatably to beam clamps which attach to the dock float beneath the floating dock. Wave deflector panels are attached to the first beam an...