US Patent Issued to Navico on Nov. 4 for "Device for steering a trolling motor and method of the same" (New Zealander Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,618, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Navico Inc. (Tulsa, Okla.).

"Device for steering a trolling motor and method of the same" was invented by Paul Robert Bailey (Auckland, New Zealand) and Antony Michael Mackenzie (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for steering a trolling motor of a watercraft is provided. The device comprises a housing and a joystick attached to the housing, pivotably supported for movement from a neutral position in directions radial to an axis of the joystick. The movement from the neutral position generates a steering command for the trolling motor. The device has a transmitter withi...