US Patent Issued to Boat Load Mate on March 18 for "System and method for a self-activating stop for preventing watercraft from sliding off towing trailers and including an unsecured status indication when the stop is unactivated" (Alaska Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,056, issued on March 18, was assigned to Boat Load Mate Inc. (Naples, Fla.).

"System and method for a self-activating stop for preventing watercraft from sliding off towing trailers and including an unsecured status indication when the stop is unactivated" was invented by William E. Scott IV (Anchor Point, Alaska).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method using a self-activating stop device at the back of a boat trailer and providing an automatic unsecured status (US) indication to a boat driver as the boat is being driven out of the water and onto the trailer. The stop device includes a housing having a retractable stop ele...