ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,002, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Carillon Technologies Management Corp. (New Haven, Conn.).
"Unmanned trans-surface vehicle" was invented by John David Evans (Arlington, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A watercraft comprises a vehicle payload bay; a sail connected to the payload bay for propelling the watercraft in a foiling mode; and three or more hydrofoils connected to the payload bay. The hydrofoils are configured to provide control of the roll, pitch, and yaw of the watercraft and to elevate the vehicle payload by above a water surface when the watercraft is in the foiling mode. The hydrofoils can also provide contro...