ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,059, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to TRU-TOSS LLC (Waukee, Iowa).

"Device for floating a boat line" was invented by Matthew Glenn Reimers (Waukee, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flotation device comprises a head having a lower, partially annular surface and a rectangular slot located at the front of the head. A body of the device comprises an upper partially annular surface proximate the lower partially annular surface, tapered fingers located at an end of the body opposite the upper partially annular surface, and angled channels on an inner surface of the body. An inner casing connects the rotatable head and the body. A bo...