ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,101, issued on Nov. 3.
"System and method for measuring fish" was invented by Joshua Garner (Grand Rapids, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for measuring the length of a fish includes a plurality of board segments, each of a predetermined size, that are hingedly joined to form a fish measuring board. The segments are shaped so that the fish measuring board may be rolled or otherwise folded along its length into a compact form. In one particular embodiment, the fish measuring board may be rolled or otherwise folded in one direction only. In one embodiment, the fish measuring board includes a nose segment includi...