US 11,753,116 B1
Wakeboats, wakeboat displays, and systems and methods of measuring and indicating wakeboat potential
Richard Lawrence Hartman, Twin Lakes, ID (US); Brian Anthony Ewasko, Spokane Valley, WA (US); Matthew Douglas Brown, Maryville, TN (US); Jeffrey David Harrison, Maryville, TN (US); and Zachary Thomas Davis, Louisville, TN (US)
Assigned to Skier's Choice, Inc., Maryville, TN (US)
Filed by Skier's Choice, Inc., Maryville, TN (US)
Filed on Jan. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/750,430.
Application 16/750,430 is a continuation of application No. 15/916,511, filed on Mar. 9, 2018, granted, now 10,577,054.
Application 15/916,511 is a continuation of application No. 15/824,787, filed on Nov. 28, 2017, granted, now 9,950,771, issued on Apr. 24, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/430,510, filed on Dec. 6, 2016.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B63B 1/28 (2006.01); B63B 32/70 (2020.01); B63B 1/32 (2006.01); B63B 39/06 (2006.01); F04D 13/12 (2006.01); B63B 32/40 (2020.01); B63B 34/70 (2020.01)
CPC B63B 1/286 (2013.01) [B63B 1/32 (2013.01); B63B 32/70 (2020.02); B63B 39/061 (2013.01); B63B 32/40 (2020.02); B63B 34/70 (2020.02); F04D 13/12 (2013.01)] 40 Claims
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1. A wakeboat that creates a wake, the performance level of the wake varying depending upon the mass of the wakeboat, the wakeboat comprising:
a hull;
a controller supported by the hull;
a processor coupled to the controller;
a memory coupled to the processor;
a sensor configured to measure at least one parameter of the wakeboat, the controller being coupled to the sensor and being configured to receive data from the sensor, the controller being configured to derive the present mass of the wakeboat from said sensor data, the controller being configured to determine the highest wake performance potential of the wakeboat based on the present mass of the wakeboat; and
a tablet computer coupled to the controller, the controller being configured to use the tablet computer to indicate the highest wake performance potential of the wakeboat based on the present mass of the wakeboat using a pointer movable between a first position, indicating minimum wake potential, and a second position, indicating maximum wake potential based on maximum mass of the wakeboat.