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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2010
Kevin R. Anderson, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Christopher J. Misorski, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Gregory L. Fugar, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Steven J. Gonring, Slinger, WI (US);
Kevin R. Anderson, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Christopher J. Misorski, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Gregory L. Fugar, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Steven J. Gonring, Slinger, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A corrosion inhibiting system is provided with the ability to allow both primary and secondary portions of the circuit to be used in the alternative without having the primary and secondary systems interfere with each other by operating at the same time. By incorporating a continuity controller, such as a switch or a diode to selectively disconnect the sacrificial anode from the circuit, the primary and secondary systems can both be provided on a marine vessel, but used independently from each other. In that way, the primary and secondary corrosion inhibiting systems are prevented from interfering with each other during normal operation.