ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,949, issued on March 17, was assigned to ZUP LLC (Summerville, S.C.).
"User handle for watersports device" was invented by Glen Wade Duff (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flexible, no through hole, loop handle is disclosed for a watercraft. The customary loop handle through hole is completely closed by a particular, sturdy, flexible, stretchy, mesh, or other puncture resistant, water suited and water permeable fabric. The handle grip portion is a fabric tube enclosing a squeezable foam segment that enables a user to obtain a complete finger overlapped with thumb wrapped grip on the handle. The closed thro...