ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,282,121, issued on April 22, was assigned to Navico Inc. (Tulsa, Okla.).
"Sonar steering systems and associated methods" was invented by Christopher D. Crawford (Bixby, Okla.) and Jayme Caspall (Tulsa, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sonar steering systems offering improved functionality and ease of use for an operator (e.g., an angler) are provided. A sonar steering system is configured to automatically adjust the directional coverage volume of the sonar system in a hands-free manner to allow the operator to focus on other tasks. Some such sonar steering systems are configured to adjust the directional coverage volume of the sonar t...