Jobe has always had that plate, never has used the claw system ever. Check it. Those plates are a bit heavier even than the
heavy-@ss Hyperlite plates, but they also seem to be a bit stiffer.
I know nothing of the current business relationship, but I know that Herb O'Brien and Jeff(?) Jobe (Scott Jobe's father) go way back, those guys were friends and pioneered cutting edge water sports designs more then 30 years ago. When Herb went to prison in the 80s, Jeff may have helped keep the business going, but I'm not sure I have my facts entirely straight on that aspect of their long history together.