ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,963, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Fin Control Systems Pty Ltd. (Mona Vale, Australia).
"Watercraft leash construction" was invented by Scott Norrie (Coffs Harbour, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A watercraft leash assembly has a leash cord construction comprising an elongate, elastomeric cord body having a reinforcing element embedded therein. The reinforcing element may comprise a co-extruded filament which is helical or other non-linear shape when the leash cord is in a non-extended condition, and which straightens as the leash cord extends."
The patent was filed on Aug. 25, 2021, under Application No. 18/253,267....