ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,355, issued on July 1, was assigned to Arc Boat Co. (San Francisco).

"Watercraft with adjustable tower assembly" was invented by Michael Schier (San Francisco), Dylan Anderson (San Francisco) and Peter Mitchell (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A watercraft comprising a hull, a roof, a support including a first end coupled to the roof and a second end positioned within the hull, and an actuation assembly coupled to the support. The support is moveable between a first position and a second position in response to activation of the actuation assembly. The support extends into the hull a first distance in the first position a...