ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,010, issued on Sept. 29.
"Anti-drowning apparatus" was invented by John Plain (Park Ridge, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anti-drowning apparatus configured to inflate a balloon to provide emergency flotation when a swimmer with the anti-drowning apparatus is submerged to a selected depth so as to help the swimmer return to the surface. The anti-drowning apparatus may be integrated into a swimming garment. An integrated emergency flotation apparatus may also include a manual pump configured to inflate a compression port used to store compressed air for inflating the balloon."
The patent was filed on Nov. 29, 2022, under App...