ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,616, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Stefan Broinowski (Lausanne, Switzerland).

"Marine ducted propeller mass flux propulsion system" was invented by Stefan Broinowski (Lausanne, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A marine ducted propeller mass flux propulsion system that comprises: an intake section; an impeller/confusor/stator section; a discharge section; a passage extending from an intake opening of the intake section to an outlet of the discharge section, the passage having a length and an axial cross-sectional area, the passage capable of creating a flow path for a water stream on a volumetric basis; and a plurality of...