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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2023
Applicant:
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Inventor:
Steven J. Gonring, Slinger, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 9/00 (2006.01); B63H 21/21 (2006.01); G01S 19/13 (2010.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); G01S 19/52 (2010.01); H04B 1/3822 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 9/0005 (2013.01); B63H 21/21 (2013.01); G01S 19/13 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); B63H 2021/216 (2013.01); G01S 19/52 (2013.01); H04B 1/3822 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lanyard system for a marine vessel propelled by at least one propulsion device includes an operator device worn by an operator of the marine vessel, a receiver device at a helm area of the marine vessel, wherein the receiver device is configured to detect whether the operator is within a permitted zone with respect to the helm area, and a control configured to generate a lanyard event when the operator is not detected within the permitted zone and, upon generating a lanyard event, reduce an rpm of the propulsion device at a pre-set reduction rate to an idle rpm.