Patents by Inventor Matt H. Jimkoski

Matt H. Jimkoski 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).

  • Method and apparatus for maneuvering a watercraft
    Patent number: 7150240
    Abstract: A watercraft steer-by-wire control system comprising: an input device; at least one transducer in operable communication with the input device; a rudder control system in operable communication with the input device and configured to control a rudder of a watercraft; and a bow thruster control system in operable communication with the at least one transducer and configured to control a bow thruster of the watercraft. A method for the maneuvering if a watercraft. The method comprises: applying a force in a first degree of freedom of an input device; measuring the movement of the input device in the first degree of freedom; converting the movement into a signal proportional to the amount of movement; and transmitting the signal to a bow thruster control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen V. Gillman, Timothy W. Kaufmann, Matt H. Jimkoski, Brian J. Magnus