ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,383, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to SARONIC TECHNOLOGIES (Austin, Texas).

"Payload re-positioning system for a maritime vehicle" was invented by Joseph Dvorak (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A payload re-positioning system for a maritime vehicle that includes a hull having a first portion and a second portion. The maritime vehicle includes a payload disposed within the second portion. The first portion may include an impact zone and a compressible zone. The impact zone is arranged to engage a target external to the maritime vehicle. The compressible zone is arranged to reduce the initial length of the first portion ...