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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2005
David a Betts, Eufaula, AL (US);
Robert W Derrow, Eufaula, AL (US);
David J Howells, Atlanta, GA (US);
David A Betts, Eufaula, AL (US);
Robert W Derrow, Eufaula, AL (US);
David J Howells, Atlanta, GA (US);
Johnson Outdoors Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
A sonar imaging system for a watercraft is disclosed. The sonar imaging system comprises a transducer coupled to the watercraft and having at least one side scanning element and at least one bottom scanning element, an electronic control head unit coupled to the transducer and configured to display sonar images. The downward acoustic elements may be circular and the side scan acoustic elements may be rectangular. A software filter may be provided to remove noise generated by a spark plug or other operation of a motor for the watercraft.