ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,735, issued on June 10, was assigned to SEAKEEPER INC. (California, Md.).
"Dynamic active control system with engine control" was invented by Michael Gallagher (Cleveland), Andrew Semprevivo (Wyomissing, Pa.) and John Adams (Russell Springs, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dynamic active control system (DACS) configured for: (1) total vessel pitch axis control by fast symmetric deployment of water engagement devices (WEDs) or controllers, coupled with engine trim adjustments; (2) total roll and heading control by differentially deploying WEDs to counter rolling motions while simultaneously adjusting engine steering position to c...