ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,593,835, issued on April 7, was assigned to KWAZULU-NATAL SHARKS BOARD (Durban, South Africa).
"Shark repellent system" was invented by Paul Warren Von Blerk (Durban, South Africa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shark repellent system includes a barrier, a controller and at least one remote device wirelessly connected to the barrier. The barrier is configured to be positioned in the ocean and includes a plurality of electronic pods configured to be spaced apart along a length of the barrier. Each pod has an electrode attached thereto and the pods are configured to apply electrical pulses to the electrodes to form an electric field betwe...