ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,521, issued on May 12.
"Submersible underwater dredge with integrated metal detector" was invented by Billie Gene Cornelius (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a hand-held underwater dredge integrated with a metal detector, designed for locating and retrieving metallic objects from aquatic environments. Equipped with a suction-generating electric pump and powered by an onboard battery to enable operation while fully submerged, the dredge features a pipe system leading to a catch can that captures metal items while expelling the water drawn into the pipe system by the generated suction. In operation, users scan ...