ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,204, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Volvo Penta Corp. (Gothenburg, Sweden).

"Power system for electrical power generation and distribution" was invented by Michael Bushehri (Gothenburg, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power system for electrical power generation and distribution in a marine vessel is provided. The system includes a first direct current (DC) bus configured for powering a first load (in form of a first electrical propulsion machine), and a second DC bus configured for powering a second load (in form of a second electrical propulsion machine). The system further includes a generator which includes at least a...