ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,367, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Blue Timber Products LLC (Greensboro, N.C.).

"Noise reduction device for watercrafts" was invented by Timothy W. Egan (Greensboro, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A noise reduction device for watercrafts that is positioned on a deck of the watercraft and faces an outboard motor of the watercraft. The noise reduction device includes a mount that may be affixed to the deck of the watercraft with a fastener. The mount includes a channel for receiving a panel. The channel may be angled toward the outboard motor so that the panel is angled toward the outboard motor when positioned within the cha...