US Patent Issued to Mustang Survival on Feb. 17 for "Self-righting underwater escape and surface survival suit system" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,502, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Mustang Survival Corp. (Burnaby, Canada).

"Self-righting underwater escape and surface survival suit system" was invented by Linbo Zou (Richmond, Canada) and Wendell Vaughn Uglene (Burnaby, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-righting underwater escape and surface survival suit includes an ascent hood and an inflatable bladder in fluid communication with the ascent hood. Breathable air from the vessel is used to inflate the inflatable bladder for ascent to and/or survival on the water surface. During ascent, breathable air is provided to the ascent hood from the inflated inflatable bla...