US Patent Issued to Lifetime Products on March 24 for "Self-draining scupper" (Utah Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,556, issued on March 24, was assigned to Lifetime Products Inc. (Clearfield, Utah).

"Self-draining scupper" was invented by Brent R. Steed (Syracuse, Utah) and Samuel S. Robbins (South Ogden, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one example, a watercraft includes a hull that defines a recessed portion, and the hull is a unified, single-piece, structure. The watercraft further includes a self-draining scupper with a passageway that is integral with the hull and communicates with the recessed portion, the passageway extending from the recessed portion through an exterior surface of the hull. The self-draining scupper further include...