ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,802, issued on Oct. 7.

"Ship construction and propulsion system" was invented by Avraham Y. Levi (Eagan, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An energy efficient ship is achieved by powering the ship using at least one propulsion level, each propulsion level having large grids at the forward and stern ends of the ship and side channels incorporating turbines that move water through the ship, rather than around the ship, thereby substantially eliminating energy wasting wakes and cavitation."

The patent was filed on June 1, 2023, under Application No. 18/204,899.

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