US Patent Issued to Karmoy Winch AS on Sept. 30 for "Control system and method of controlling towed marine object" (Norwegian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,581, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Karmoy Winch AS (Kopervik, Norway).

"Control system and method of controlling towed marine object" was invented by Magne Hystad (Kopervik, Norway).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control system for a towed object (1, 6; 20; 30; 50) in or on a body of water comprise one or more towing members (3) extending between the object (1) and a towing vessel (2). One or more ballast members (4) are movably connected to a respective one of said one or more towing members (3) and controllably movable at least a distance along its respective towing member. The towed object (1) may be controlled by moving o...