ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,365, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to TODOS SANTOS SURF INC. (Huntington Beach, Calif.).

"Surf fin having dual in-line protrusions with continuous leading edge" was invented by Vince Longo (Huntington Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a fin for use with a water sports board. The fin includes a base attachable to the water sports board. The fin further includes a fin portion extending from the base. The fin portion includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion both longitudinally arrayed in-line along the base and extending from the base. The first and second protrusions connect at an apex for form a...