ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,366, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Joy Sports Co. Ltd. (Bangkok).
"Rigid watercraft with inflatable portion" was invented by Peter James Murphy (Chon Buri Province, Thailand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A watercraft includes a central platform having a bow portion and a stern portion removably connectable to each other to define a rigid hull. The central platform further includes an upper flange and a lower flange each extending around at least a portion of an outer perimeter of the central platform. The upper flange and the lower flange are separated by a recessed pocket. The watercraft further includes an air-inflatable tube...