ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,005, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to ROSENXT HOLDING AG (Stans, Switzerland).

"Water sport device" was invented by Hermann Rosen (Kastanienbaum, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retaining device of a water sport device has a drive, which is preferably designed as an electromechanical or electropneumatic drive and via which the foil device can be transitioned from a resting and/or starting position into the operating position and/or from the operating position into the resting and/or starting position. The actuation can take place manually by a person operating the water sport device. The water sport device may already be...