US Patent Issued to GREENERGY INVENTIONS INTERNATIONAL on Feb. 17 for "Hybrid propulsion system for boats and ships" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,508, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to GREENERGY INVENTIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD (Basingstoke, Great Britain).

"Hybrid propulsion system for boats and ships" was invented by Christopher John Lee (Thatcham, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A Hybrid Vessel Propulsion and Generation System diesel jet drive outboard and inboard motors, with an electrical generator attached to a prop shaft of the motors to generate electricity to power batteries. On large boats or ships with a gear change, the generator is mounted on the back of the gearbox and is attached to the prop shaft, with the generator being driven by rotation of the pro...