ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,567, issued on March 24, was assigned to YAMAHA HATSUDOKI K.K. (Shizuoka, Japan).

"Small marine vessel capable in which action position of thrust force is changeable" was invented by Hirofumi Amma (Shizuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A small marine vessel includes a hull and an outboard motor attached to the hull to be rotatable about a first axis extending along a front-rear direction of the hull and to be movable in an up-down direction of the hull so as to more actively contribute to the maneuverability of the small marine vessel."

The patent was filed on May 17, 2023, under Application No. 18/198,470.

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