ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,261, issued on June 2, was assigned to John Mohr Enterprises LLC (Slinger, Wis.).

"Planer board with movable keel" was invented by John Phillip Mohr (Slinger, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The planer board has a keel that is operatively movable with respect to a hull. The keel assembly can be in a first (lower) position where the keel extends below the bottom of the hull or in a second (upper) position retracted into the hull. A sign can extend upwards from the hull when the keel assembly is in the upper position. A rear lock assembly with a line lock is provided. A front lock assembly with two line locks can be provided. A tens...