Patents by Inventor James C. Widmaier

James C. Widmaier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Wireless voice activated control system for bow mounted electric trolling motor
    Patent number: 9836048
    Abstract: A wireless voice controlled system for a trolling motor assembly which enables fully automatic usage of the trolling motor assembly in different modes of operation, including automatic voice controlled storage/locking of the trolling motor assembly at the boat base, launching the trolling motor assembly from a horizontal/storage position to a vertical position for operation in water, locking the trolling motor assembly in the vertical position, and retrieving the trolling motor back to a horizontal/storage/lock position on the bow mounted base using voice commands entered by a boat operator in a microphone on a wireless command transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Inventor: James C. Widmaier