US Patent Issued to IN-SITU on Sept. 8 for "Adjustable depth data buoy" (Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,961, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to IN-SITU INC. (Fort Collins, Colo.).

"Adjustable depth data buoy" was invented by Aaron Beese (Fort Collins, Colo.) and Michael Burns (Fort Collins, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are buoys comprising a floatable support having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface formed from a plurality of outer faces and a central orifice, wherein at least one outer face has a surface shape that is flat to prevent rolling of the floatable support around a longitudinal axis of the floatable support; an outer tube connected to the floatable support that is positioned in t...