US Patent Issued on March 11 for "Seat for watercraft" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,801, issued on March 11.

"Seat for watercraft" was invented by David Prescott (Albany, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed embodiments provide an apparatus having a submersible seating surface attached to a watercraft. The submersible seating surface may be raised to serve as a table when not in use as a seat. A tension member provides upward force on the seat, allowing it to be easily raised from a lowered position to a raised position. In some embodiments, a tether is used to provide additional security for the apparatus. In embodiments, a hydrofoil cup holder is affixed to the seat to provide additional lift when a wate...