ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,542, issued on Nov. 25.
"Water ski ramps" was invented by James Webber (Dow, Ill.) and Jeff Roberts (Dow, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water ski ramp that can be selectively adjusted to provide a variety of launch heights for a jumper is provided. The water ski ramp includes a floating dock comprising a first dock portion and a second dock portion operatively connected to the first dock portion, in which the first dock portion and the second dock portion define an obtuse angle 'Alpha' therebetween. The water ski ramp also includes a jumping platform operatively connected to the second dock portion via a dock-to-surface hinge...