ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,246, issued on June 2, was assigned to RCAM Technologies Inc. (Boulder, Colo.).
"Embedding anchors in an underwater floor" was invented by Gabriel David Falzone (Los Angeles), Mason James Bell (Long Beach, Calif.), Jason Rust Cotrell (Boulder, Colo.) and Taylor Anthony Marchment (Long Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a general aspect, torpedo anchors are described for securing structures to an underwater floor. The torpedo anchors include a cylindrical body and a plurality of fins. The cylindrical body has first and second ends and an exterior cylindrical surface. The plurality of fins are disposed proximate the second ...