ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,381, issued on Nov. 3.
"Auxiliary boat propeller system" was invented by John Gonzalez (Mesa, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An auxiliary boat propeller system includes a support assembly, a trolling motor, a control assembly, and a power unit. The support assembly is attachable to a motor housing of a power boat motor. The trolling motor is pivotably attached to the support assembly and selectively movable between an active position adjacent to and an inactive position away from a propeller of a power boat motor, wherein the trolling motor is designed to provide lower speed propulsion as an alternative to higher speed propulsio...