ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,046, issued on May 27.

"System and method for creating storage on a marine vehicle" was invented by Ronald C Malec (Foley, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for creating additional storage on a marine vehicle is provided. The system of the present disclosure is generally designed to secure to a marine vehicle via a rod holder, wherein parallel bars provide additional storage area for marine equipment, such as innertubes. To this end, the system of the present disclosure may comprise supports and support braces. Straps may be used to attach the marine equipment to the supports. To ensure that the supports are properly secur...