US Patent Issued to RCM Trolling on Aug. 11 for "Retractable thruster" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,470, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to RCM Trolling LLC (Clearwater, Fla.).

"Retractable thruster" was invented by Robin Stach (Madeira Beach, Fla.), Christopher Stach (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Michael Schweiger (Clearwater, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The retractable bow thruster and trolling motor is a system designed for permanent installation into a boat hull. When not in use, the thruster retracts fully into the boat hull, with a plate or cowling sealing against a recess within the boat hull. This seal prevents water intrusion and avoids physical damage to the bow thruster from waterborne debris or shallow water condit...