ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,276, issued on May 19.

"End cap apparatus for canoe" was invented by Cedar Eagle (Carragana, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A canoe end cap that is configured to be secured to either the bow or stern of a canoe wherein a stern embodiment is further configured to have an outboard motor operably coupled thereto. The present invention includes a body wherein the body is manufactured from a durable rigid material. The body includes a top plate member having a first end and a second end wherein the width of the top plate member is greater proximate the first end. The top plate member includes a first lateral edge and a second latera...