ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,427, issued on July 22.
"Inflatable lift assembly" was invented by Rony Mejia (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inflatable lift assembly for raising and supporting a boat over a body of water, without completely removing the boat from the body of water, includes a port-side inflatable floats connected to a starboard-side inflatable float by a plurality of cables. The inflatable floats each include an outer end opposite an inner end, a valve attached to the floats proximate the outer end and in fluid communication with an interior of each float, and an anchor tab where the plurality of cables couples the two flo...