ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,368, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Hanwha Ocean Co. Ltd. (Geoje-Si, South Korea).

"Draft measurement system and method based on image processing using artificial intelligence technology" was invented by Yang Hyun Kim (Geoje-si, South Korea), Yong Woo Lee (Geoje-si, South Korea), Won Seok Bae (Geoje-si, South Korea), Dong Nyeong Lee (Geoje-si, South Korea) and Tai Gon Kim (Geoje-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A draft measurement system and method based on image processing using artificial intelligence technology. The draft measurement system and method can improve the accuracy of draft measurement by preventing erro...