US Patent Issued on Aug. 25 for "Autonomous water vehicle for collecting waste and algae from water bodies and method of operation" (California, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,789, issued on Aug. 25.

"Autonomous water vehicle for collecting waste and algae from water bodies and method of operation" was invented by Preetam Sai Muppidi (San Ramon, Calif.), Madhumati Pattabhi (Kingsville, Texas) and Sudhakar Rao Krothapalli (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an autonomous water vehicle for collecting and separating waste from aquatic environments, thereby enabling the efficient extraction of algae from water bodies. The autonomous water vehicle comprises a floating body, a driving unit, a conveyor unit, a scraping assembly, a first capturing unit, a se...