ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,791, issued on June 16, was assigned to PREMIER TECH EAU ET ENVIRONNEMENT LTEE (Riviere-du-Loup, Canada).

"Device comprising a floating plate and extendable pipe for controlled discharge of liquid" was invented by Beatrice Panaccio (St-Andre-de-Kamouraska, Canada), Colin Cote (Riviere-du-Loup, Canada), Jean-Pierre Daigle (Riviere-du-Loup, Canada), Samuel Lavoie (Riviere-du-Loup, Canada), Antonin Paquet (Sherbrooke, Canada) and Yan Gilbert (Riviere-du-Loup, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application relates to liquid distribution system. More specifically, the present application relates to a device for controlled d...