ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,240,567, issued on March 4, was assigned to Connelly Skis LLC (Lynnwood, Wash.).
"Inflatable convertible paddle board" was invented by Douglas A. Cannon (Arlington, Wash.) and Jon Donald Cottons (Lake Forest Park, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A convertible inflatable stand-up paddle board includes a main body member defining a first aperture and optionally a second aperture, and one or more panels fixed to the main body member and covering a bottom end of the apertures. A foldable seat assembly is disposed in the first aperture, and a second seat assembly is disposed in the second aperture. The seat assemblies have a seat portion...