ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,804, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC. (Medina, Minn.).
"Adjustable seat for a boat" was invented by Blair A. Donat (Elkhart, Ind.) and David A. Yoder (Elkhart, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable seat assembly may have a seat back that is configurable in a fore position or a stern-facing seat, an aft position for a bow-facing seat, and a pillow position which facilitates a user laying down across the stern-facing seat. In addition, the seat back may be placed in a stowed position in which the seat back is absent from both the bow-facing and stern-facing seats, such that the seats cooperate to p...