ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,373, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to JLF Online LLC (Walled Lake, Mich.).
"Inflatable kayak" was invented by Janice Falzon (Walled Lake, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inflatable kayak is provided with a floor formed of a first drop-stitch inflatable chamber. A port side is formed of a second drop-stitch inflatable chamber and a starboard side formed of a third drop-stitch inflatable chamber. A flexible fabric hull panel covers an outboard bottom of the floor, and at least a portion of an outboard surface of the port and starboard side. A hull portion is flexible and may be attached to the flexible fabric hull at a forwar...