US Patent Issued to Kwik Tek on July 21 for "Convertible towable inflatable device" (Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,473, issued on July 21, was assigned to Kwik Tek Inc. (Denver).

"Convertible towable inflatable device" was invented by Corey A. Lewison (Superior, Colo.) and Kevin J. Kresch (Arvada, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an inflatable towable device for towing behind a watercraft providing accommodation for at least one rider and adapted to convert from a first configuration allowing a rider to safely ride the device in a seated position to a second configuration allowing a rider to safely ride the device in a prone lying position."

The patent was filed on March 2, 2024, under App...