Patents by Inventor Michael Strzelczyk

Michael Strzelczyk 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).

  • Boat anchor winch
    Patent number: 9284023
    Abstract: The invention provides a winch and method for raising and lowering a boat anchor attached to an anchor rope, comprising: an electric motor (10) operable to turn the winch in a rope raising direction or a rope lowering direction and powered from a power source supplying a supply voltage; and a boost controller (CB1-3,S1-2,K1-6,Kx1-4,25,30) for applying a boosted voltage higher than the supply voltage to the motor (10) so as to increase a turning speed of the motor when the motor is operating in the rope lowering direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: SAVWINCH PTY LTD
    Inventors: Nick Savva, Michael Strzelczyk
  • BOAT ANCHOR WINCH
    Publication number: 20140239871
    Abstract: The invention provides a winch and method for raising and lowering a boat anchor attached to an anchor rope, comprising: an electric motor (10) operable to turn the winch in a rope raising direction or a rope lowering direction and powered from a power source supplying a supply voltage; and a boost controller (CB1-3,S1-2,K1-6,Kx1-4,25,30) for applying a boosted voltage higher than the supply voltage to the motor (10) so as to increase a turning speed of the motor when the motor is operating in the rope lowering direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Nick Savva, Michael Strzelczyk