US Patent Issued to Johnson Outdoors on March 4 for "One boat network groups and methods of IFTTT operation thereof" (Georgia, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,976, issued on March 4, was assigned to Johnson Outdoors Inc. (Racine, Wis.).

"One boat network groups and methods of IFTTT operation thereof" was invented by Justin Freeman (Ball Ground, Ga.) and Daniel Baston (Saint Peter, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of situationally controlling marine devices connected via a one boat network on a watercraft are presented. The marine devices are selected from fishfinders or other OBN devices, trolling motors, heading sensors, main propulsion engine, i-Pilot Link, shallow water anchors, AIS/MARPA, smart chargers or power monitors, downriggers, trim tabs, drift paddles, lighting, son...