ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,138, issued on April 14, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"Underwater communication using sensing fusion" was invented by Daniela M. Deschamps (Palo Alto, Calif.), David W. Robison (San Jose, Calif.), Tyler S. Atura Bushnell (San Francisco), Christopher S. Larson (Los Altos, Calif.) and Rebecca J. Russell (Cupertino, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Underwater communication using sensing fusion can include one or more electronic devices. The electronic device can include a housing defining an internal volume. The electronic device can include a speaker sealed to the housing and tuned for water use (e.g., to produ...