US Patent Issued to TENNESSEE PROPULSION PRODUCTS on May 27 for "Jet pump assembly and method of securing jet pump assembly to pontoon boat" (Florida, Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,056, issued on May 27, was assigned to TENNESSEE PROPULSION PRODUCTS LLC (Orlando, Fla.).

"Jet pump assembly and method of securing jet pump assembly to pontoon boat" was invented by Jason C. Stimmel (Southport, Fla.) and Patricia Owens (Covington, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A jet pump assembly includes a marine engine, a jet drive and a shield adapted to be secured to a transom of a watercraft. The shield has arms to which the marine engine is secured and legs to which an intake mount is secured. The jet drive is supported by the intake mount. The shield has at least one flange adapted to be secured to a middle toon of a p...