ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,863, issued on Jan. 28.
"Device and system for preventing theft of marine electronics" was invented by Patrick D. Bless (Lighthouse Point, Fla.) and Michael L. Grant (Boynton Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for preventing theft of marine electronics includes a bracket configured to be mounted to a hull of a vessel. The bracket includes a projection and an orifice defined through the projection. The orifice of the projection is configured to receive a lock. A panel is secured to the hull of the vessel by the bracket. The panel includes an orifice configured to receive the projection of the bracket. The panel is con...