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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2024
In-situ, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Aaron Beese, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Michael Burns, Fort Collins, CO (US);
IN-SITU, INC., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Abstract
Provided herein are buoys comprising a floatable support having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface formed from a plurality of outer faces and a central orifice, wherein at least one outer face has a surface shape that is flat to prevent rolling of the floatable support around a longitudinal axis of the floatable support; an outer tube connected to the floatable support that is positioned in the central orifice having: an upper portion extending past the upper surface, and a lower portion extending past the lower surface; and an inner tube telescopingly connected to the outer tube so that a depth of a lower end of the inner tube relative to the floatable support is controllably adjustable, wherein the inner tube comprises a depth-adjustable instrument receiving volume configured to protectably receive a water quality instrument.