ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,937, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to SVITZER A/S (Copenhagen K, Denmark).
"Towing staple and hull for a vessel for towing" was invented by Thomas Bangslund (Holbaek, Denmark), Esben Grundtvig (Copenhagen S, Denmark) and Marijan Mustac (Copenhagen O, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hull for a vessel for towing is disclosed, comprising a deck and a towing staple for guiding a towing line. The towing staple comprises a guiding element having a symmetrical extension in a first plane parallel to the deck, wherein the guiding element comprises a first and a second mounting section mounting the guiding element to the hull. The fir...