ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,883, issued on Oct. 6.

"Portable and inflatable boat with self-secure and storage arrangement" was invented by Ming Yang (Calgary, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable and inflatable boat with self-secure and storage arrangement includes a hard shell body and an inflatable floating platform. The hard shell body includes a container unit, made of rigid material, having a concave engaging surface extended between an upper surface and a lower surface to define a concave engagement groove. The inflatable floating platform includes an inflatable floating body which has a circular outer side and a U-shape inner side which define...