Patents by Inventor Tim Clement

Tim Clement 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).

  • Foot pedal to boat deck fastening system
    Patent number: 5152703
    Abstract: A foot pedal to boat deck fastening system comprises a bracket mountable to a boat deck and a two-piece fastener. Each fastener piece has releasable, self-fastening connector elements on one face which fasten the two pieces when the pieces are pressed together and which release the two pieces when the two pieces are pulled apart, and a self-adhesive on an opposite surface for securing one piece to the bracket and the other piece to the foot pedal so that the foot pedal can be fastened to the boat deck by fastening the two pieces together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Zebco Corporation
    Inventor: Tim Clement
  • Gear train of a servo-controlled trolling motor
    Patent number: 5112256
    Abstract: A servo controlled trolling motor steering system provides improved speed and steering control. The system includes apparatus for mounting the motor on a boat for rotation about an axis to effect steering of the boat. A foot pedal includes a base and a foot pad pivotally mounted to the base, the foot pad being pivotal by a user to command a desired steering direction. A membrane potentiometer senses rotational position of the motor to develop an electrical signal representative of the rotational position, the signal comprising a steering feedback signal. A second membrane potentiometer senses pivotal position of the foot pad relative to the base to develop an electrical signal representative of the pivotal position, the signal comprising a steering command signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Assignee: Zebco Corporation
    Inventor: Tim Clement
  • Membrane potentiometers used as error transducers in a trolling motor
    Patent number: 5078070
    Abstract: A servo controlled trolling motor steering system provides improved speed and steering control. The system includes apparatus for mounting the motor on a boat for rotation about an axis to effect steering of the boat. A foot pedal includes a base and a foot pad pivotally mounted to the base, the foot pad being pivotal by a user to command a desired steering direction. A membrane potentiometer senses rotational position of the motor to develop an electrical signal representative of the rotational position, the signal comprising a steering feedback signal. A second membrane potentiometer senses pivotal position of the foot pad relative to the base to develop an electrical signal representative of the pivotal position, the signal comprising a steering command signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Assignee: Zebco Corporation
    Inventor: Tim Clement