ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,021, issued on March 3, was assigned to The Donna M. Saddoris Revocable Living Trust Agreement (Urich, Mo.).

"Saddle pad flex-plate assembly" was invented by Donna M. Saddoris (Urich, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flex plate assembly for insertion into a pocket of a saddle pad of a saddle for an equine. The flex plate assembly includes at least one high density polyethylene (HDPE) layer encapsulated with a microcellular polyurethane layer between a top and bottom layer of closed cell polyvinyl chloride. The flex plate assembly is positioned within a pocket, on each side of the saddle pad, preventing excessive pressure upon the...