ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,204, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Patrick Industries Inc. (Elkhart, Ind.).
"Scupper plug for a personal watercraft" was invented by Jed Hawkes (Everett, Wash.), Paul Masato Furrer (Everett, Wash.) and Paul Olliges (Everett, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A scupper plug for selectively sealing a scupper hole is provided. The scupper plug can include a tapered sealing surface and one or more legs extending from the tapered sealing surface. The legs can include tapered retention surfaces positioned at a distal portion of the legs, and stopping shoulders adjacent to the tapered retention surfaces. The scupper plug can have a ...