US Patent Issued on June 10 for "Adaptive tie bar assembly for secure alignment of multiple marine engines at higher speed" (South Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,501, issued on June 10.

"Adaptive tie bar assembly for secure alignment of multiple marine engines at higher speed" was invented by Walter S. Bierer (Ridgeway, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adaptable tie bar assembly for use with a power boat having more than one engine. The adaptable tie bar assembly comprises a hollow tube for a first part, a rod for second part that slides within the first part of the adaptable tie bar assembly and a pin to secure the rod second part in fixed position in the hollow tube at which point the engines are parallel and the power boat is being operated at higher speeds. A solenoid may be used to...