ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,112, issued on June 16.

"Water buoy data system to stabilize an off-shore vessel" was invented by John W. Tauriac (Santa Cruz, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water buoy data system stabilizes an offshore vessel. Water buoys sense wind characteristics and water characteristics at a location of the vessel. The water buoys wirelessly transfer data messages that indicate the wind characteristics and water characteristics at the location of the vessel for delivery to a computer system. The computer system receives the data messages wirelessly transferred by the water buoys that indicate the wind characteristics and the water char...