US Patent Issued to DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT-UND RAUMFAHRT E. V. on June 16 for "Assistance installation and method for assisting vessels in maneuvering at berthings" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,776, issued on June 16, was assigned to DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT-UND RAUMFAHRT E. V. (Bonn-Oberkassel, Germany).

"Assistance installation and method for assisting vessels in maneuvering at berthings" was invented by Jan Mentjes (Oldenburg, Germany), Hilko Wiards (Oldenburg, Germany) and Sebastian Feuerstack (Oldenburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assistance installation unit for berthings of vessels in a water area includes a sensor data processing unit, a plurality of distance sensors spaced apart along the berth, a stationary radio data communication unit, and environmental measurement sensors that measure wind, tid...