ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,748, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to CPD LTD. (Sofia, Bulgaria).

"Water vehicle" was invented by Ivaylo Emilov Velev (Sofia, Bulgaria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An autonomous water vehicle for moving above the water surface, part of the device being under water and part being lifted above the water surface. The water vehicle includes an underwater propulsion module, an upper platform and a vertical support, a power source and an electronic control unit. The propulsion module has a housing in which at least two propeller groups are preferably mounted, including electric motors and water screw propellers with two to five blades,...