Camera based boat loading assistant

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11967100
APP PUB NO 20220234490A1
SERIAL NO

17160652

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A navigational system and method for guiding a boat onto a trailer, which comprises at least one marker mounted on the trailer; a camera located on the boat to assist the system with determining a longitudinal axis of the boat, and generating images of at least a front area of the boat and the at least one marker; an image processing unit for 1) receiving and processing the images to determine the at least one marker, 2) estimating the longitudinal axis of the trailer, 3) generating a desired boat trajectory for aligning the longitudinal axis of the boat with the longitudinal axis of the trailer; and 4) periodically generating guidance output commands to the user to assist the user with following the desired boat trajectory and facilitate loading of the boat on the trailer; and an image display for sequentially displaying the generated images of the camera to a user.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG88046 FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
ZF MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEMS MIRAMAR LLC15351 SW 29TH STREET SUITE 300 MIRAMAR FL 33027

International Classification(s)

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hoffmann, Lars Fort Lauderdale, US 40 507
Jager, Gabriela Friedrichshafen, DE 9 1
Orvieto, Andrew Plantation, US 6 3
Traub, Stefan Friedrichshafen, DE 17 48

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation

Maintenance Fees

Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee due date
3.5 Year Payment $1600.00 $800.00 $400.00 Oct 23, 2027
7.5 Year Payment $3600.00 $1800.00 $900.00 Oct 23, 2031
11.5 Year Payment $7400.00 $3700.00 $1850.00 Oct 23, 2035
Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee
Surcharge - 3.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable $700.00 $350.00 $175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional $1,640.00 $820.00 $410.00