ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,699, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Taerra Systems Inc. (Huntsville, Ala.).
"Kelp growth apparatus and method for kelp harvesting" was invented by Michael Halvorson (Huntsville, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention includes an apparatus configured for aquaculture, and more specifically for kelp growth and kelp farming. The apparatus includes a vertical central mast connected to horizontal buoyancy bars that are also connected to six vertical vertex struts surrounding the central mast. Buoyancy bars further connect adjacent vertex struts, such that the top profile of the apparatus is a hexagon. The apparatus i...