ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,335, issued on March 31, was assigned to Turret IP Pty Ltd. (Mount Hawthorn, Australia).
"Floating liquid intake" was invented by Robert Bruce Hair (Boddington, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A floating liquid intake for a liquid suction removal system, the liquid intake comprising housing defining an internal cavity. The housing has a hollow and buoyant annular body, an upper cover and a lower cover. The internal cavity is formed between the upper and lower covers. A substantially annular inlet is formed in the annular body for ingress of liquid into the cavity. The annular body has a buoyancy sufficient for the liquid in...