US Patent Issued to Cub Crafters on April 14 for "Seaplane with attachable float frame comprising auxiliary fuel tanks" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,472, issued on April 14, was assigned to Cub Crafters Inc. (Yakima, Wash.).

"Seaplane with attachable float frame comprising auxiliary fuel tanks" was invented by Patrick J. Horgan (Naches, Wash.) and Michelle R. Gates (Yakima, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seaplane float frame apparatus with extra fuel storage, and a method of installing, comprising: 1) a middle section housing at least one auxiliary fuel storage tank; and 2) two opposing side panels affixed to the middle section, extending outward from about 45-60-degrees from the parallel, each of the two opposing side panels comprising a bottom flat edge fit-able to a f...