ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,461, issued on Aug. 11.

"Water and land-based modular system for environmentally versatile housing, shelter and commercial use" was invented by Charles I. Wee (Glendale, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sustainable floating and land application community based on a mass-produced modular, pre-fabricated kit of parts referred to as floating modular units (FMU) or land module units (LMU). Both modular units are designed to allow for various needs while remaining simple to deliver and assemble by hand in remote destinations prone to volatile shifts in water levels and currents. Both floating and land module units can be erected fo...