ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,955, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Navico Group Americas LLC (Menomonee Falls, Wis.).
"Marine vessel power systems and control methods" was invented by James J. Sanborn (Lowell, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power system for a marine vessel includes a plurality of battery cell packs powering a vessel load, including at least a first cell pack and a second cell pack, each battery cell pack comprising a plurality of battery cells encapsulated in an external housing configured to be separately mounted in the hull of the marine vessel. At least one low water sensor is positioned at a lowest point of the marine vessel occupi...