ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,717, issued on Sept. 8.
"Fuel overfill recovery apparatus" was invented by David Linton Jr. (Renton, La.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel overfill recovery apparatus for recovering fuel from a watercraft's overflowing fuel tank includes a container with a first wall and a second wall. A reservoir is defined between the first and second walls. An aperture extends through the first wall, and a connector is provided for connecting the container to the watercraft such that a fuel tank of the watercraft is in fluid communication via the aperture. Vents extend into the second wall so that gases may freely flow out of the reservoir wit...