US Patent Issued to SEANEST on Sept. 8 for "Modular floating territory" (Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,964, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to SEANEST S.A. (St-Blaise, Switzerland).

"Modular floating territory" was invented by Lucien Vouillamoz (Feusisberg, Switzerland) and Alain Jaccard (Ste-Croix, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A floating territory made of a semi-rigid floating structure. The structure is able to follow the upward and downward movement of the waves. It can be installed as well close to the shores as in high sea, carrying a rigid structure. Said rigid structure acts like a bridge between the waves and provides a substantially stable surface for the installation of structures for human activity. Said rigid...