US Patent Issued to SAFE BOAT EQUIPMENT on Sept. 1 for "Inflatable craft, in particular of the canoe type, and method for manufacturing said craft" (French Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,744, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to SAFE BOAT EQUIPMENT (Blessy, France).

"Inflatable craft, in particular of the canoe type, and method for manufacturing said craft" was invented by Jean-Luc Vanoise (Blessy, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an inflatable craft and to the inflatable craft thus obtained. The craft being of the canoe type and including at least one float that includes an inflatable portion providing flotation and a textile envelope. The textile envelope receives the inflatable portion and provides the shape and the mechanical strength of the float." ...