ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,689,264, issued on July 21, was assigned to FLOWLOOPX (Redding, Calif.).

"Power producing apparatuses and methods of use" was invented by Barak Cilluffo (Redding, Calif.) and Heather Cilluffo (Redding, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure pertains to a device for capturing and converting kinetic energy into electrical energy. The device comprises a first substrate and a second substrate, with the second substrate covered by the first. The second substrate includes spaced-apart, semi-rigid plates. Positioned below the second substrate is a hose arranged in a serpentine configuration and filled with fluid, located d...