{
  "patent_number": "US 12123456",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How to Build Stronger Modular Floating Docks Using Internal Channels",
  "original_title": "Weight distribution and stiffening system for modular floating platforms",
  "summary": "A design for floating dock modules that feature built-in side grooves, allowing you to slide stiffening bars through them to keep the entire platform rigid and stable.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent describes a way to make modular floating platforms, like those used for docks or marinas, much sturdier. Each individual float module has specific recessed grooves on its side surfaces. When you line up these modules in rows, the grooves align to create a continuous internal channel running through the entire platform. By sliding a stiffening member—like a metal or composite bar—into these channels, the modules are locked together more securely, preventing the platform from bending or warping under weight.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover floating platforms that lack side-recessed channels for stiffeners",
    "Does not cover methods of connecting modules that rely solely on surface-level fasteners without internal stiffening members",
    "Does not cover the specific material composition of the float modules or the stiffening bars"
  ],
  "filed": "2021-10-19",
  "granted": "2024-10-22",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Individual",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/individual",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Bruce Nelson",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/bruce-nelson"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "mechanical",
    "consumer_electronics"
  ],
  "abstract": "A weight distribution and stiffening system is provided for modular floating platforms by creating internal channels that allow for the incorporation of stiffening members within the modular floating platform assembly. Float modules with horizontal recessed areas that are aligned with adjacent float modules to create open channels within the body of a modular floating platform.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12123456/starbase-manufacturing-facility",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12123456/starbase-manufacturing-facility/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12123456",
  "relatedPatents": []
}