ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,506, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to YAMAHA HATSUDOKI K.K. (Shizuoka, Japan).

"Speed control method for marine vessel, and marine vessel" was invented by Nao Tsurumi (Shizuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A speed control method for a marine vessel includes applying a subtraction process to a throttle opening of a power source of the marine vessel based on a vertical speed of a hull of the marine vessel."

The patent was filed on April 20, 2023, under Application No. 18/136,957.

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