ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,998, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to SEAKEEPER INC. (Maryland, Calif.).
"Mounting plate assembly and system" was invented by Nabil I. Imam (Louisville, Ky.), Nicholas J. Troche (Columbia, Pa.) and Dylan M. Froriep (Pine Beach, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly adapted for mounting a water engagement device to a marine vessel may include a transom plate, an actuator plate and a clamping assembly. The transom plate may be adapted to be connected to the marine vessel. The actuator plate may include a flange that is disposed under a bottom side of the transom plate. The clamping assembly is configured to engage the transom...