ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,118, issued on June 24, was assigned to EQUIFUNCTIONAL B.V. (Kedichem, Netherlands).
"Kit-of-parts configured to adjust a fit of a saddle, saddle of the English saddle type, comprising such a kit-of-parts and method for adjusting a fit of a saddle" was invented by Jolanda Elisabeth Van Der Leeden (Kedichem, Netherlands) and Fieke Schulten-Branderhorst (Doorwerth, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A kit-of-parts configured to adjust a fit of an English saddle includes a base and a shim having a predetermined thickness. The shim is releasably connected to the base to allow selective replacement thereof, and the base is affixab...