ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,201, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to TAYLOR MADE GROUP LLC (Gloversville, N.Y.).

"Remote actuated tent pole" was invented by Charles Robert Withers (Parrish, Fla.) and Robert R. Shearer (Bradenton, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A boat cover system includes a receptacle and a telescoping tent pole secured in the receptacle. The tent pole may include an outer tube selectively securable in the receptacle, an inner tube slidably mounted within the outer tube, and a linear actuator coupled with the inner tube and configured to displace the inner tube relative to the outer tube. With a boat cover positioned over the telescoping te...