ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,759, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to ADVENTURE SPORTS INC. (Miami).
"Control system for kite including quick release" was invented by John Bais (Victoria, Canada) and Lars Moltrup (Paia, Hawaii).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control system for a kite having a quick release loop assembly includes a retention mechanism configured to release one end of the loop upon sliding a handle from a covered disposition to an uncovered disposition. The quick release assembly also includes a mechanism to untwist a landing line tube from a static line automatically, and to automatically index a landing line."
The patent was filed on March 6, 2...