ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,577, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Choice Equipment Co. LLC (Jefferson, Ga.).

"Support for a watercraft" was invented by Chad Linn (Jefferson, Ga.) and Joseph Bova (Jefferson, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support includes a frame defining a first engagement point and a second engagement point. An extrusion member is formed as a single continuous component and includes a plate portion, a first channel formed on a first side of the plate portion, a second channel formed on the first side of the plate portion, a first lock member formed on a second side of the plate portion, and a second lock member formed on the second sid...