ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,601, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC. (Medina, Minn.).
"Multiple chine pontoon boat" was invented by Bradley Roy Fishburn (Nappanee, Ind.) and Gabriel A. Marshall (Three Rivers, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pontoon boat is provided that includes a deck and a plurality of pontoons running longitudinally beneath the deck and providing buoyancy to the pontoon boat. The plurality of pontoons include a multi-chine configuration that increases the stability of the pontoon boat and provides handling characteristics similar to that of a hulled boat. The plurality of pontoons may include two outer pontoons an...