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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2022
Applicant:
Garmin Switzerland Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Inventors:
David F. Lammers-Meis, Overland Park, KS (US);
Gregory M. Groener, Overland Park, KS (US);
Ravinder Singh, Olathe, KS (US);
Jarrod W. Seymour, Overland Park, KS (US);
Assignee:
Garmin Switzerland GmbH, , CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 79/15 (2020.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); B63H 21/21 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 79/40 (2020.01); B63B 79/15 (2020.01); B63H 21/21 (2013.01); G05D 1/0206 (2013.01); B63H 2021/216 (2013.01);
Abstract
A marine vessel control system operable to be used with a shallow water anchor and a motor. The marine vessel control system comprising a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a user command to maintain a position of a marine vessel, receive sonar data, determine a water depth relative to a water bottom based on the sonar data in response to receiving the user command, and transmit a command to use the shallow water anchor and/or the motor based on the water depth.