ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,533, issued on Nov. 11.

"Turbo powered propulsion drive for watercrafts" was invented by Carlos Florez (Medley, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turbo powered propulsion drive for watercrafts is disclosed. The propulsion drive includes a motor controller attached to a watercraft, which directs power to a permanent magnet synchronous motor with an attached propeller for propulsion. A power distribution unit connected to the motor controller is mounted on the hull. A wind turbine controller and a permanent magnet synchronous motor wind power generator, connected to a vertical axis wind turbine, are also attached to the hull. Addit...