ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,357, issued on July 1.
"Surf board modular protection system and method" was invented by John Phillips Jr. (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular, light weight, easy to install protection system configurable for surfboards having different shapes and lengths. The protection system including several modular protection sections including a modular protection system for the nose, the rocker, and the tail. Each protection section including one or more bumpers configured to rest or be seated along rails of each section. Each protection section may further including at least one securable locking element that engage...