Patents by Inventor Ryan R. Rezac

Ryan R. Rezac 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).

  • Patent number: 12280863
    Abstract: Methods and systems described herein can assist a user when loading a watercraft onto a trailer (e.g., at a boat ramp). For example, position data generated by sensor(s) coupled to the watercraft and/or trailer can cause one or more propulsion devices associated with the watercraft to automatically (e.g., without user intervention) position the watercraft onto the trailer, for example, by controlling the power and/or thrust direction of the propulsion device(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Navico, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan R. Rezac, Kristopher C. Snyder, Jeremiah D. Clark
  • Publication number: 20250002126
    Abstract: Example systems and methods are provided herein for alerting a user on a watercraft. A system includes a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to determine an occurrence of one or more triggers. Each of the one or more triggers corresponds to at least one of identifying an object within an image, recognizing a system fault, detecting a triggering event, or detecting an object in a body of water. In response to the determination of the occurrence of the one or more triggers, the processor is configured to determine one or more locations on the watercraft in which to report the one or more triggers and then cause one or more devices at the determined one or more locations on the watercraft to perform a physical alert to notify a user at the determined one or more locations of the occurrence of the one or more triggers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Ryan R. Rezac, Gustav Sohtell
  • Publication number: 20230219678
    Abstract: Methods and systems described herein can assist a user when loading a watercraft onto a trailer (e.g., at a boat ramp). For example, position data generated by sensor(s) coupled to the watercraft and/or trailer can cause one or more propulsion devices associated with the watercraft to automatically (e.g., without user intervention) position the watercraft onto the trailer, for example, by controlling the power and/or thrust direction of the propulsion device(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan R. Rezac, Kristopher C. Snyder, Jeremiah D. Clark