ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,572, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to YAMAHA HATSUDOKI K.K. (Shizuoka, Japan).

"Watercraft propulsion system, and watercraft" was invented by Yuji Ikegaya (Shizuoka, Japan) and Tensho Kajihara (Shizuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A watercraft propulsion system includes a first propulsion device attachable to a hull, a second propulsion device attachable to the hull adjacent to the first propulsion device, a first steering device to steer the first propulsion device, a second steering device to steer the second propulsion device, and a controller configured or programmed to control the first propulsion device, the second ...