ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,604, issued on Aug. 4.
"Stowable dock system" was invented by Thomas John Sullivan (Edina, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "At least one of a method, apparatus, and system, as discussed herein and depicted in the figures that includes a first dock section, the first dock section including a first proximal end and a first distal end; a second dock section, the second dock section including a second proximal end and a second distal end; and a moveable guide system that connects the first dock section and the second dock section in a deployed position, such that the first proximal end of the first dock section abuts the second distal...