ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,261, issued on March 31, was assigned to GoSlide LLC (Everett, Wash.).
"Portable dry recreational slide" was invented by Kiva C. Fallgatter (Everett, Wash.) and James C. Fallgatter (Ridgecrest, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable dry recreational slide is configured to be easily carried by a single person when in a compacted state and expanded into a deployed state in a remote location as desired. The dry recreational slide, when deployed, is elongated and includes a low-friction sliding surface upon which a rider may slide without application of water, oil, soap or any other temporary lubricant. The dry slide comprises...