ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,984, issued on July 8, was assigned to S6 INNOVATIONS INC. (Lethbridge, Canada).

"Detachable cab for an amphibious vehicle" was invented by John Skierka (Lethbridge, Canada) and Ken Alexander (Lethbridge, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a detachable cab apparatus for an amphibious vehicle. The detachable cab comprises an enclosure to house the operator, an independent flotation system and a detachment apparatus configured for detachment of the cab from the amphibious vehicle. Additional safety features to avoid injury, or sustain life, of the operator in the detached cab are also provided."

The patent was fi...