ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,076, issued on April 21, was assigned to CALIBER INC. (Burnsville, Minn.).

"Snowmobile ski clamp" was invented by Ernest DeLanghe (Burnsville, Minn.), Kasey Pipo (Burnsville, Minn.), William Butterfield (Burnsville, Minn.), George Runger (Burnsville, Minn.), Steven Potter (Burnsville, Minn.) and Tyler Jacobson (Burnsville, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clamp for securing a pair of snowmobile skis to a bed having an attached loop includes a main body comprising spaced apart plates configured to provide rigidity to the clamp and a hook. The clamp includes at least one moveable plate within the main body having a camming surfa...