MUMBAI, India, Aug. 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202627081951 A) filed by Kongsberg Maritime Sweden Ab on July 02, 2026, for A Method For Handling A Marine Vessel Actuator.

Inventor includes Thyselius, Lars.

The application for the patent was published on August 14, 2026, under issue no. 33/2026.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method for handing a hydraulic actuator (12,13) of a marine surface vessel (MV), which actuator (12,13) is arranged to adjust a position of a blade (3) of a propeller of the vessel, wherein a supply of hydraulic fluid to the actuator (12,13) is controlled by an actuator control device (31), the method comprising - while controlling the actuator control device (31) so as to keep the vessel control element (3) in a desired position, determining a setting of the actuator control device (31), and determining values of a pitch setting of the blade and the rotational speed of the propeller, and - storing the determined actuator control device setting so as to be correlated with the determined pitch setting and rotational speed, and - using the stored actuator control device setting in a subsequent operational event of or for the actuator (12,13).

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