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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2007
Applicants:
William D. Lanyi, Malone, WI (US);
Richard A. Davis, Mequon, WI (US);
Inventors:
William D. Lanyi, Malone, WI (US);
Richard A. Davis, Mequon, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for controlling the movement of a marine vessel rotates one of a pair of marine propulsion devices and controls the thrust magnitudes of two marine propulsion devices. A joystick is provided to allow the operator of the marine vessel to select port-starboard, forward-reverse, and rotational direction commands that are interpreted by a controller which then changes the angular position of at least one of a pair of marine propulsion devices relative to its steering axis.