US Patent Issued to Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology on June 17 for "Upright tank-based propulsion assistance rotor sail system and vessel equipped with same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,764, issued on June 17, was assigned to Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (Busan, South Korea).

"Upright tank-based propulsion assistance rotor sail system and vessel equipped with same" was invented by Hee Jin Kang (Gyeryong-si, South Korea) and Jang Pyo Hong (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An upright tank-based propulsion assistance rotor sail system is proposed. The system may include an upright tank fixed to a hull of a ship, and a rotor sail in a form of a cylindrical shape having a length and diameter greater than or equal to the upright tank, and installed to surround part or all of an outer ci...