ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,325, issued on March 17.
"Modified kickboard floatation device" was invented by Emily Elizabeth Stamile (Pompano Beach, Fla.) and Kelsey Lynn Stamile (Pompano Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modified kickboard floatation device having a body which includes a distal portion and a proximal portion. The distal portion includes a pair of mirror image handles which are each positioned adjacent to an edge of the body and distal aperture which passes through the body. The proximal portion includes a pair of elongated longitudinal members which each extend from the distal portion in parallel with one another and are intersected...