Patents by Inventor Thomas G. Behrendt

Thomas G. Behrendt 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: 11762387
    Abstract: Systems are disclosed for navigating a marine vessel with a navigation system that displays a planned route including a set of current and future waypoints. The system has a display, an integrated user input control, a motor and a rudder. A new desired current heading and new future waypoints with associated future headings are provided and a corresponding autopilot navigates accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas G. Behrendt, David F. Lammers-Meis, Jason D. Howe
  • Publication number: 20230251375
    Abstract: A transducer assembly comprises a housing and a plurality of frequency steered transducer array elements. Each of the transducer array elements includes a plurality of piezoelectric elements. The frequency steered transducer array elements are configured to receive a transmit electronic signal including a plurality of frequency components and to transmit an array of sonar beams into a body of water. Each sonar beam is transmitted in an angular direction that varies according to one of the frequency components of the transmit electronic signal. The frequency steered transducer array elements are positioned within the housing in a fan-shaped configuration where an end section of at least two of the frequency steered transducer array elements are within an intersection range of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Wigh, Brian T. Maguire, Thomas G. Behrendt, David F. Lammers-Meis, Samuel T. Pirtle
  • Publication number: 20230078851
    Abstract: Systems are disclosed for navigating a marine vessel with a navigation system that displays a planned route including a set of current and future waypoints. The system has a display, an integrated user input control, a motor and a rudder. A new desired current heading and new future waypoints with associated future headings are provided and a corresponding autopilot navigates accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas G. Behrendt, David F. Lammers-Meis, Jason D. Howe
  • Patent number: 11531341
    Abstract: Systems are disclosed for navigating a marine vessel with a navigation system that displays a planned route including a set of current and future waypoints. The system has a display and an integrated user input control. A new desired current heading and new future waypoints with associated future headings are provided and a corresponding autopilot navigates accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas G. Behrendt, David F. Lammers-Meis, Jason D. Howe
  • Publication number: 20210389765
    Abstract: Systems are disclosed for navigating a marine vessel with a navigation system that displays a planned route including a set of current and future waypoints. The system has a display and an integrated user input control. A new desired current heading and new future waypoints with associated future headings are provided and a corresponding autopilot navigates accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas G. Behrendt, David F. Lammers-Meis, Jason D. Howe
  • Publication number: 20210096244
    Abstract: A transducer assembly comprises a housing and a plurality of frequency steered transducer array elements. Each of the transducer array elements includes a plurality of piezoelectric elements. The frequency steered transducer array elements are configured to receive a transmit electronic signal including a plurality of frequency components and to transmit an array of sonar beams into a body of water. Each sonar beam is transmitted in an angular direction that varies according to one of the frequency components of the transmit electronic signal. The frequency steered transducer array elements are positioned within the housing in a fan-shaped configuration where an end section of at least two of the frequency steered transducer array elements are within an intersection range of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Wigh, Brian T. Maguire, Thomas G. Behrendt, David F. Lammers-Meis, Samuel T. Pirtle
  • Patent number: 10890660
    Abstract: A transducer assembly comprises a housing and a plurality of frequency steered transducer array elements. Each of the transducer array elements includes a plurality of piezoelectric elements. The frequency steered transducer array elements are configured to receive a transmit electronic signal including a plurality of frequency components and to transmit an array of sonar beams into a body of water. Each sonar beam is transmitted in an angular direction that varies according to one of the frequency components of the transmit electronic signal. The frequency steered transducer array elements are positioned within the housing in a fan-shaped configuration where an end section of at least two of the frequency steered transducer array elements are within an intersection range of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Wigh, Brian T. Maguire, Thomas G. Behrendt, David F. Lammers-Meis, Samuel T. Pirtle
  • Publication number: 20200369351
    Abstract: A marine docking and awareness system for facilitating docking and otherwise maneuvering vessels in marine environments. A navigation system may include a plurality of directional cameras and an image processing computer. Each directional camera generates images of the marine environment in a particular direction. The image processor processes the images from the cameras, including enhancing the images in accordance with various features. The features may include identifying and highlighting water and/or objects, adding distance markers, predicting and warning of collisions with objects, defining and adding virtual boundaries around the vessel and warning when an object crosses a boundary, automatically selecting the most relevant cameras based on the direction of movement or on an object crossing a boundary, combining multiple images from different cameras into an image, and displaying desired, projected, and historical tracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas G. Behrendt, Michael T. Fickenscher, Clifford S. Hofman, Chun Wei Lin, Mei Huei Lin
  • Publication number: 20200072953
    Abstract: A transducer assembly comprises a housing, a frequency steered transducer array element positioned within the housing, a conical transducer element positioned within the housing, and a scanning transducer element positioned within the housing. The frequency steered transducer array element includes a plurality of piezoelectric elements and is configured to receive a transmit electronic signal including a plurality of frequency components and to transmit an array of sonar beams into a body of water, each sonar beam transmitted in an angular direction that varies according to one of the frequency components of the transmit electronic signal. The conical transducer element is configured to transmit a conically-shaped sonar beam into the body of water. The scanning transducer element is configured to transmit a fan-shaped sonar beam into the body of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Wigh, Scott A. Suurmeyer, Brian T. Maguire, Thomas G. Behrendt, Samuel T. Pirtle
  • Publication number: 20180100922
    Abstract: A transducer assembly comprises a housing and a plurality of frequency steered transducer array elements. Each of the transducer array elements includes a plurality of piezoelectric elements. The frequency steered transducer array elements are configured to receive a transmit electronic signal including a plurality of frequency components and to transmit an array of sonar beams into a body of water. Each sonar beam is transmitted in an angular direction that varies according to one of the frequency components of the transmit electronic signal. The frequency steered transducer array elements are positioned within the housing in a fan-shaped configuration where an end section of at least two of the frequency steered transducer array elements are within an intersection range of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Wigh, Brian T. Maguire, Thomas G. Behrendt, David F. Lammers-Meis, Samuel T. Pirtle