US Patent Issued on July 21 for "Valuables flotation device (VFD)" (Alabama Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,472, issued on July 21.

"Valuables flotation device (VFD)" was invented by Don P Williams (Harvest, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water activated, self-inflating, automatic floatation device that can be easily attached to small personal items of value for easy retrieval if accidentally dropped into a deep or low visibility body of water such as a lake, pond, stream, river, or ocean. The automatic flotation device is comprised of a housing, an inflatable bladder, water activated gas producing compound, an orifice plate, a gas expansion port, and a removable housing cover. The automatic floatation device will inflate the bladde...