ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,749, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Ride Awake ApS (Copenhagen, Denmark).

"Modular hydrofoil watercraft" was invented by Philip Werner (Stockholm), Erik Tillberg (Stockholm), Tais Clausen (Klagshamn, Sweden) and Jordan Spack (Stockholm).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular hydrofoil watercraft may include a plurality of modules which are releasably connectable to each other to when assembled form the modular hydrofoil watercraft. The modular hydrofoil watercraft when assembled may include a hull extending along a longitudinal center axis, a propulsion system that has a motor and a propelling member, a mast that extends downwar...