ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,666, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to SAYFA R&DPTY LTD (Boronia, Australia).

"Extendable needle davit assembly" was invented by Barry Voss (Boronia, Australia) and Murray Voss (Boronia, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An extendable needle davit assembly has an extendable beam comprising a fixed beam portion, and a telescopic beam portion slidably receivable within a distal end of the fixed beam portion. An intermediate lateral bracing frame holds the extendable beam at an angle. The fixed beam portion is a single-piece construction, and a proximal end of the fixed beam portion is anchored. An upper end of the bracing frame...