ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,669,742, issued on June 30, was assigned to Garmin International Inc. (Olathe, Kan.).
"Marine camera mounting system" was invented by Raymond D. Swaney (Prairie Village, Kan.), Samuel T. Pirtle (Shawnee, Kan.), William M. Jones (Olathe, Kan.) and Michael T. Fickenscher (Overland Park, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camera mounting system for a vehicle. The camera mounting system comprises a base mount configured to be coupled with an exterior surface of the vehicle. The base mount includes an interior space. The camera mounting system additionally comprises a sub-housing received within the interior space of the base mount. The su...