ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,440, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Slepica Studio LLC (Highland, Mich.).

"Boat anchor storage apparatus" was invented by Jacob James Thimmesch-Slepica (Highland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A boat anchor storage tray includes an attachment member, and at least one mounting channel attached to the attachment member. In another aspect, a tray is slidably engaged with the at least one mounting channel and is configured to move between an open position and a closed position below a boat deck. A further aspect of a movable boat anchor storage tray includes water draining holes. In yet another aspect, a boat apparatus include...