ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,172, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to T-H Marine Supplies LLC (Huntsville, Ala.).
"Foldable boat ladder alarm" was invented by Mark Neibert (Millersburg, Ind.) and Eric Griggs (Madison, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A boat ladder alarm system for a foldable boat ladder having a base rail and a movable rail is disclosed. In one embodiment, the boat ladder alarm system includes a first bracket, a second bracket, and a sensor system. The sensor system is configured to trigger an alarm when the first bracket and the second bracket are unconnected and to turn off the alarm when the first bracket and the second bracket are connecte...