Patents by Inventor Zachary E. Vincent

Zachary E. Vincent 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).

  • System and method for detecting person overboard
    Patent number: 12208871
    Abstract: A system for a marine vessel propelled by a propulsion device includes a controller operable in an automatic navigation mode in which the controller automatically controls a thrust of the propulsion device to propel the marine vessel through a body of water. A portable device is carried on an individual on the marine vessel. The controller enables a person overboard detection algorithm in response to enablement of the automatic navigation mode. The person overboard detection algorithm disables the automatic navigation mode in response to detecting a given status of the portable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: NAVICO, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Crawford, Zachary E. Vincent
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING ROUTES FOR WATERCRAFT
    Publication number: 20250020471
    Abstract: Example systems and methods are provided herein for generating paths for watercraft. Such systems include a memory and a processor, and the processor is configured to determine a set of condition parameters that each correspond to desired conditions for a potential navigation path, select at least one condition parameter from the set of condition parameters, and then determine and apply a constraint relaxation to the selected condition parameter(s) to form constraint relaxed condition parameter(s), each of which increases a range of input values that satisfy the corresponding desired conditions for the potential navigation path. The processor is also configured to determine a region based on an updated set of condition parameters, including the constraint relaxed condition parameter, and then to determine a navigation path within the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventor: Zachary E. Vincent
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PERSON OVERBOARD
    Publication number: 20240092464
    Abstract: A system for a marine vessel propelled by a propulsion device includes a controller operable in an automatic navigation mode in which the controller automatically controls a thrust of the propulsion device to propel the marine vessel through a body of water. A portable device is carried on an individual on the marine vessel. The controller enables a person overboard detection algorithm in response to enablement of the automatic navigation mode. The person overboard detection algorithm disables the automatic navigation mode in response to detecting a given status of the portable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: NAVICO, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Crawford, Zachary E. Vincent