Fort
Lauderdale,
FL,
April
14,
2025
–(PR.com)– Rewriting
the
history:
Euro
Marine
Group’s
Sea
Chest
Patent
Marks
a
Big
Improvement
in
Yacht
Industry.
Fort
Lauderdale,
FL
–
April
14,
2025
—
Euro
Marine
Group
Ltd.,
the
parent
company
of
Lazzara
Yachts,
has
been
granted
U.S.
Patent
No.
12,240,564
B2
for
an
integrated
seawater
management
system.
The
system
combines
sea
chests
and
discharge
components
into
a
single
embedded
unit
within
a
vessel’s
hull
and
is
intended
to
reduce
the
number
of
through-hull
fittings
and
simplify
onboard
systems.
Developed
by
Euro
Marine
Group
President
and
CEO
George
Chirakadze,
the
system
replaces
conventional
intake
and
discharge
setups
with
a
consolidated,
composite
structure
built
into
the
hull.
This
design
seeks
to
address
issues
commonly
associated
with
multiple
through-hull
fittings,
including
corrosion,
leakage,
and
fatigue-related
wear.
“This
is
a
rethinking
of
what
belongs
inside
the
hull—and
what
doesn’t,”
said
Chirakadze.
A
key
feature
of
the
system
is
a
removable,
threaded
standpipe
that
allows
maintenance
work
to
be
performed
while
the
vessel
remains
in
the
water.
This
element
is
designed
to
help
reduce
service
downtime.
The
system
also
includes
a
UV
treatment
chamber
for
incoming
seawater.
This
function
supports
regulatory
efforts
to
limit
biofouling
and
the
spread
of
non-native
marine
organisms.
According
to
the
company,
the
technology
may
also
have
applications
in
other
sectors,
including
commercial
and
defense
vessels,
where
reduced
maintenance
complexity
and
enhanced
system
integration
are
beneficial.
The
benefits
of
the
system
are
multi-layered:
For
Superyachts:
Fewer
failure
points,
cleaner
hulls,
fewer
visible
fittings,
and
maintenance
access
from
within
the
engine
room.
For
Commercial
Shipping:
Fewer
failure
points,
reduced
downtime,
and
faster
servicing
intervals.
For
Naval
Vessels:
Increased
survivability
through
structural
simplification
and
redundancy.
It’s
the
kind
of
“invisible
innovation”
that
defines
the
best
of
marine
engineering
—felt
in
performance,
not
seen
in
profile.
As
yachting
enters
an
age
of
zero-emissions
ambition
and
net-positive
narratives,
a
new
sea
chest
system
offers
something
refreshingly
real:
a
proven,
available,
and
scalable
innovation
that
makes
every
yacht
more
reliable,
efficient,
more
serviceable,
and
more
sustainable
—
without
asking
owners
to
compromise
on
performance
or
beauty.
Patent
No.
12,240,564
B2
was
filed
in
April
2022
and
granted
in
March
2025
Patent
page:
https://ppubs.uspto.gov/api/patents/html/12240564?source=USPAT&requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiIxN2I2ZTNmNS05NWE1LTRkOTMtOTE1Ni04OTA2YzUwNmUxMmYiLCJ2ZXIiOiI0NGQ1ZWY3Yi1hNTE2LTQ4ZDMtOGFmOS1lYTNmMjIyZmQyYjIiLCJleHAiOjB9