ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,494, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to ARKANSAS BOATS LLC (Orlando, Fla.).
"Carpet and decking assembly" was invented by Richard D. Pierce (Mountain Home, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carpet and decking assembly includes both a decking panel and carpeting covering the same substrate and meeting at an interface under which the substrate is completely obscured without the use of any additional transition piece. Advantageously, an edge of the decking panel is undercut at the interface and an edge of the carpeting extends at least partially thereunder."
The patent was filed on Aug. 4, 2022, under Application No. 17/881,533.
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