ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,188, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Jack P. Cittadine (Elkhart, Ind.).
"Retractable cover" was invented by Jack P. Cittadine (Elkhart, Ind.) and Prabodh Ajit Sonalkar (South Bend, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A watercraft cover has a frame that includes independently moveable front and rear frame sections. Together, the front and rear frame sections are moveable between a covered position, Bimini position, radar position, and stowed position. In the Bimini and covered positions, the front frame section is coupled to link members to allow the front frame to telescope outwardly as it moves from the Bimini position to the cov...