ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,331, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to YakAttack LLC.
"Fishing crate and components, accessories and mounts therefor" was invented by Luther Cifers III (Farmville, Va.), Kenneth P. Green (Lunenburg, Va.), Joey Martin Pruitt (Appomattox, Va.) and John Aubrey Hipsher (Farmville, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A crate has an arrangement of fastening holes for mounting crate components, as well as various mounts and accessories to the outer and inner surface of the crate. The fastening holes are blind holes that do not breach, penetrate or pass-through panels defining the crate so that the crate remains watertight or sealed or leakp...