ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,904, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Shorebreak LLC (Virginia Beach, Va.).

"Marine vessel ventilation system" was invented by Robert Darron Roop (Virginia Beach, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods of marine vessel ventilation are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a marine vessel includes a hardtop structure disposed about a helm area that includes a support structure coupled to a center console structure and a windshield structure. Further, the windshield structure is disposed between the helm area and a bow area with a portion of the hardtop structure being disposed in the bow area. The hardtop structur...