ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,746, issued on March 17, was assigned to SHORELINE EROSION CONTROL SOLUTIONS LLC (Kemah, Texas).

"Modular sea wall system" was invented by Shawn Michael Johnson (Rockport, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The modular sea wall forms a sea wall constructed from two different blocking bodies: a front blocking body and a rear blocking body. The front blocking body is located seaward and the rear blocking body is located shoreward. The front blocking body provides a front wall that curves upward to the uppermost surface of the front blocking body. The front blocking body attaches to the rear blocking body at the top of the curve. The...