ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,794, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Boost Surf Inc. (Miramar, Fla.).
"Extended range motorized surfboard fin and remote control" was invented by Aleksei Ostanin (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Dmitriy Kozhevnikov (Huntington Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Extended range, removeable batteries, and removeable electronic control modules for a motorized surfboard fin is disclosed. The motorized fin is attached to the bottom of a surfboard to assist a surf rider in paddling, propulsion, and catching a wave. The motorized fin device integrates a propeller, motor, battery, charging assembly, and related electronics, which are...