ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,557, issued on May 26.
"Lightweight paddle capable of improving surface flatness" was invented by Feng-Yu Lee (Taichung City, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lightweight paddle capable of improving surface flatness includes a paddle body and a handle connected to the paddle body. The paddle body includes a substrate layer and two face plates. The substrate layer is formed with a groove. An elastic member is embedded in the groove. When the two face plates are glued to the substrate layer, the groove of the substrate layer provides a deformation space for the elastic member, which can make the outer surface of the elastic membe...