ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,529, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to SubSeaSail Inc. (San Diego).
"Apparatus and method for depth control of submersible vessels" was invented by Chris Todter (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of an apparatus and method for achieving and maintaining a desired depth of a submersible vessel are disclosed. The submersible vessel has both a ballast control system designed to alter a buoyancy of the submersible vessel and one or more vertical marine thrusters, designed to position the submersible vessel at a desired depth. Using the combination of the ballast control system and one or more thrusters, a desir...