Itron Gmbh

Johnson Outdoors Inc.

Jason Robert Woodruff

Shawn Showcatally

Ronald P Hansen

Craig Edwin Turek

Wesley C Marcus

Justin Lane Alders

Janusz Stanislaw Komor

David Gerald Liverseed

Nathan Allen Van Roekel

Wesley Calvin Marcus

Ronald Phillip Hansen

A shallow water anchor and related methods are provided. The shallow water anchor includes a four-bar linkage and a hydraulic actuator for actuating the four-bar linkage. An anchoring element is connected to the four-bar linkage. A hydraulic control arrangement operates the hydraulic actuator to transition the hydraulic actuator between stowed and deployed positions and vice versa. The shallow water anchor can incorporate a controller which monitors a current limit, a pressure limit, or both to perform a variety of anchoring functions.

Shallow water anchor with hydraulic actuation

Sealed end points and methods of making the same are disclosed. An example method includes disposing a first flange of a lid within a groove of a housing. The groove is defined by first and second walls of the housing and lid. The method also includes means for welding two stationary components while rotating a third component to weld the three components together. The second flange is positioned between the first flange and the first wall. The housing, the lid, and the collar include a thermoplastic material. The method includes securing the housing and the lid relative to one another and spin welding the housing, the lid, and the collar.

Sealed end points and methods of making the same

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Mankato, MN, United States of America

Jason Robert Woodruff