B63B 79/40
Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation: for controlling the
Official title: for controlling the operation of vessels, e.g. monitoring their speed, routing or maintenance schedules
B63B79/40 (Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation: for controlling the) appears on 555 US grants and 771 published applications in this corpus.
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