ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,105, issued on March 25, was assigned to CLEARWATER CONCEPTS OF MISSOURI LLC (Purdy, Mo.).

"Stern operatively mounted universal sonic transducer for boat" was invented by Michael L. Roller (Purdy, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stern operatively mounted universal transducer for boat includes a mounting device, having upper and lower brackets, for securement to the boat, preferably its transom, the upper and lower brackets secure a drive cylinder, which when operative, lowers a drive rod for shifting a sonic transducer upwardly above the water, or downwardly into the water to scope the surrounding underwater typography. A pair ...