US Patent Issued to ZF Friedrichshafen, ZF Marine Propulsion Systems Miramar on July 14 for "Boat ramp occupancy indicator system and method" (American, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,682,412, issued on July 14, was assigned to ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Friedrichshafen, Germany) and ZF Marine Propulsion Systems Miramar LLC (Miramar, Fla.).

"Boat ramp occupancy indicator system and method" was invented by Lars Hoffmann (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) and Daniel Biefeld (Friedrichshafen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A boat ramp occupancy indicator system having a server entity with database, a first input for receiving current weather and tidal information, a second input for receiving traffic information, and a plurality of smart phones having an end-user application operating therein. The system communicating with each...