ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,572, issued on June 23.
"Snow displacement apparatuses" was invented by Luke Zeleznick (Eden, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are examples of methods which include mounting a deflector onto a top surface of a ski or snowboard. A first point of the deflector may be pivotally connected to the ski via a mounting component, and a second point of the deflector is in contact with the top surface of the ski. The method may also include coupling a first fastening component to the first point of the deflector and the mounting component and adjusting the angle of the deflector relative to the top surface of the ski by rota...