ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,713, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to NAVICO INC. (Tulsa, Okla.).
"Sonar tilt angle control steering device" was invented by Dustyn P. Pendergraft (Claremore, Okla.), Christopher D. Crawford (Bixby, Okla.) and Jayme Caspall (Tulsa, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sonar assembly for a watercraft, including an elongated shaft having a top end and a bottom end, and defining a bore that extends from the top end to the bottom end of the elongated shaft, a transducer assembly secured to the bottom end of the elongated shaft, an elongated member having a top end and a bottom end, the elongated member being disposed within the bore ...