ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,967, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to YAMAHA HATSUDOKI K.K. (Shizuoka, Japan).
"Sensor assembly for watercraft, operation support system and watercraft" was invented by Westleigh Moore (Kennesaw, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor assembly for a watercraft comprises a sensor, an inserted portion, and an extended portion. The sensor includes at least one of a GPS transmitter, a GPS receiver, a camera, a radar device, a lidar device and a sonar device. The inserted portion is configured to be inserted into an accommodating space provided on a watercraft to accommodate an object. The extended portion is coupled to the inserte...