US Patent Issued to LIQUID PROPULSION on June 3 for "Thrust system for steering marine vessels" (Utah Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,397, issued on June 3, was assigned to LIQUID PROPULSION LLC (Salt Lake City).

"Thrust system for steering marine vessels" was invented by Robert D. Christensen (Salt Lake City), Martin Johnson (Draper, Utah), Eric Nofsinger (North Salt Lake, Utah) and K. Ryan Christensen (North Salt Lake, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thruster system for improved steering and maneuverability of a marine vessel when operating at relatively low, or wakeless speeds, such as in the vicinity of docks, swimmers or other obstacles, or when trailering, beaching or mooring. The thruster system has a modularized design adapted to independently control ...