Patent ID: 11912391
Assignee: MBLH MARINE, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 17:
18. A method of using asymmetrically shaped flanking rudders, the method comprising:
coupling a marine vessel to one or more unpowered vessels, the marine vessel including a keel and the asymmetrically shaped flanking rudders, wherein the asymmetrically shaped flanking rudders include a first flanking rudder and a second flanking rudder, wherein the first flanking rudder includes an interior surface having a first shape and an exterior surface having a second shape different from the first shape, and wherein the second flanking rudder includes an interior surface having the first shape and an exterior surface having the second shape;
adjusting a position of the asymmetrically shaped flanking rudders; and
pushing, by the marine vessel, the one or more unpowered vessels, wherein the asymmetrically shaped flanking rudders direct water to a propulsion device of the marine vessel and increase a pressure of the water directed into the propulsion device.