ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,875, issued on June 3.

"Fish attachment apparatus" was invented by James Aloysius Garrett (San Diego), Jonathon Piel Garrett (San Diego) and Kyle Pendergrass (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Different embodiments of fish attachment apparatuses are detailed. Particular embodiments described include a fish attachment apparatus that has features for attaching and securing the fish attachment apparatus to a fish, including a first attachment structure for securing a first portion of fish attachment apparatus to a front portion of a fish, and a second attachment structure for securing a second portion of the fish attachment appara...