ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,393, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Gibbs Technologies Ltd. (Nuneaton, Great Britain).
"Amphibian" was invented by Alan Timothy Gibbs (London), Simon James Longdill (Nuneaton, Great Britain) and Matthew Watson Houston (Nuneaton, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An amphibian includes a planing hull, first and second sides, at least one retractable wheel, at least one prime mover, at least one steerable wheel which is connected to a steering control device operable by a driver to steer the amphibian, wherein the steering control device includes at least one of handlebars, a steering wheel, and steering levers, and is ...