Patents by Inventor Nick G. IntVeldt

Nick G. IntVeldt 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).

  • Radio frequency remote control for trolling motors
    Patent number: 6054831
    Abstract: A trolling motor system comprises a trolling motor having a propeller rotatably driven thereby. The motor is connected to a rotating tube or column mounted to the boat. A control head is mounted at the upper end of the column. A steering motor in the control head controls rotational position of the trolling motor. The control head houses a control circuit for controlling speed of the trolling motor as well as position of the steering motor to steer the boat. A foot pedal is positioned in the boat in proximity to the control head. The foot pedal includes a plurality of user actuable switches for commanding operation of the steering motor and trolling motor. The commands are transmitted via radio frequency to a receiver in the control head. The receiver decodes the commands and transfers the command to the control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Zebco Corporation
    Inventors: Prentice G. Moore, Thomas C. Griffith, Loy Hoskins, William Mitchell, Michael Shives, Nick G. IntVeldt
  • Radio frequency remote control for trolling motors
    Patent number: 5892338
    Abstract: A trolling motor system comprises a trolling motor having a propeller rotatably driven thereby. The motor is connected to a rotating tube or column mounted to the boat. A control head is mounted at the upper end of the column. A steering motor in the control head controls rotational position of the trolling motor. The control head houses a control circuit for controlling speed of the trolling motor as well as position of the steering motor to steer the boat. A foot pedal is positioned in the boat in proximity to the control head. The foot pedal includes a plurality of user actuable switches for commanding operation of the steering motor and trolling motor. The commands are transmitted via radio frequency to a receiver in the control head. The receiver decodes the commands and transfers the command to the control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Zebco Corporation
    Inventors: Prentice G. Moore, Thomas C. Griffith, Loy Hoskins, William Mitchell, Michael Shives, Nick G. IntVeldt