公开(公告)号：US20250050974A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-13

申请号：US18932946

申请日：2024-10-31

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： Matthew J. Huyge ,  Michael D. Myers ,  Darren S. Sheedy ,  David F. Ekern

IPC: B63B1/22 ,  B63B1/28 ,  B63B1/32 ,  B63B34/70 ,  B63B39/06 ,  B63B79/10

Abstract: A boat includes at least three trim devices positioned aft of the boat's transom. To improve the boat's ability to get on place, each trim device is initially positioned to a deployed position. The speed of the boat is then determined as the boat gains speed. When the speed of the boat exceeds a first predetermined threshold, the first trim device is moved from the deployed position to a non-deployed position. When the speed of the boat exceeds a second predetermined threshold, the second trim device is moved from the deployed position to a non-deployed position. When the speed of the boat exceeds a third predetermined threshold, the third trim device is moved from the deployed position to a non-deployed position. At least one of the first, second, and third predetermined thresholds is different from the other two of the first, second, and third predetermined thresholds.

公开(公告)号：US20250002120A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-02

申请号：US18830028

申请日：2024-09-10

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： David F. Ekern ,  Daniel P. Vieira ,  Michael J. Uggeri ,  Michael D. Myers

IPC: B63B29/04

Abstract: A boat including first and second aft-facing seats. The first aft-facing seat has a first seating surface. The second aft-facing seat has a second seating surface. The second seating surface is forward of the first seating surface. The second seating surface may be at a level higher than the first seating surface. The second seating surface may be moveable between a retracted position and at least one raised position.

公开(公告)号：US20240417042A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-19

申请号：US18743609

申请日：2024-06-14

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： David F. Ekern ,  Erica C. Clark-Heinrich ,  Michael M. Miller, JR. ,  Stephen M. Barber, II ,  Chad A. Lynema ,  Daniel J. Tremaine

IPC: B63B34/75 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60R1/26 ,  B63H21/21 ,  G03B17/56 ,  G03B30/00

Abstract: A boat includes at least one camera and a display screen communicatively coupled to the camera to selectively display images from the camera. The camera may be positioned on the boat to have a field of view of an environment external to a hull of the boat, such as a forward-facing camera positioned to have a field of view of an environment forward of the bow of the boat or an aft-facing camera positioned to have a field of view of an environment aft of the stern of the boat. In response to the selection of a user-selectable element configuring the boat for an activity, such as a water sport, or in response to an operation of a control, such as a reverse control, the display screen displays images from the camera, such as a live video feed from the camera.

公开(公告)号：US12157540B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-03

申请号：US18349478

申请日：2023-07-10

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： Matthew J. Huyge ,  Michael D. Myers ,  Darren S. Sheedy ,  David F. Ekern

IPC: B63B1/22 ,  B63B1/28 ,  B63B1/32 ,  B63B39/06 ,  B63B34/70 ,  B63B79/10

Abstract: A boat includes at least three trim devices positioned aft of the boat's transom. To improve the boat's ability to get on place, each trim device is initially positioned to a deployed position. The speed of the boat is then determined as the boat gains speed. When the speed of the boat exceeds a first predetermined threshold, the first trim device is moved from the deployed position to a non-deployed position. When the speed of the boat exceeds a second predetermined threshold, the second trim device is moved from the deployed position to a non-deployed position. When the speed of the boat exceeds a third predetermined threshold, the third trim device is moved from the deployed position to a non-deployed position. At least one of the first, second, and third predetermined thresholds is different from the other two of the first, second, and third predetermined thresholds.

公开(公告)号：US20240208612A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18601301

申请日：2024-03-11

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： Chadrick E. Curts ,  Daniel P. Vieira ,  Rosemary M. Bennett ,  David F. Ekern

IPC: B63B3/54 ,  B63B3/46 ,  B63B27/14 ,  B63B29/04 ,  B63B32/70 ,  B63B34/67 ,  B63H1/14 ,  B63H21/12

CPC classification number: B63B3/54 ,  B63B3/46 ,  B63B27/14 ,  B63B29/04 ,  B63B32/70 ,  B63H1/14 ,  B63H21/12 ,  B63B2029/043 ,  B63B34/67

Abstract: A boat, having a transom, includes one or more aft-facing seats. Each aft-facing seat is positioned proximate to the transom and includes a seat bottom that is inclined at a downward angle in a direction extending from aft to fore, a seatback, a headrest, a seat support structure having at least one hidden compartment therein, and at least one pivot mechanism attached to the seatback and the headrest and configured to allow the seatback to move between a first position in which the seatback is capable of supporting the back of a person seated in the seat and a second position in which the seatback is pivoted upwardly to allow access to the compartment and the headrest to move between an upright position and a folded position. A plurality of handles may be provided for each aft-facing seat, with one at an outboard side and another at an inboard side.

公开(公告)号：US20220258835A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-18

申请号：US17735365

申请日：2022-05-03

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： Chadrick E. Curts ,  Daniel P. Vieira ,  Rosemary B. Ellard ,  David F. Ekern

IPC: B63B3/54 ,  B63B29/04 ,  B63B32/70

Abstract: A boat includes one or more seats, which may be aft-facing. The seat includes a seat bottom, which may include an aft segment and a forward segment. The forward segment is inclined at a downward angle that extends in a direction from aft to fore such that an aft portion of the forward segment is higher than the forward portion of the forward segment. The seat also may include a leg rest. The leg rest may extend from the seat bottom and be supported at the upper portion of the leg rest with a gap between a lower end of the leg rest and a surface beneath the leg rest such that the leg rest is not supported by the surface underneath the leg rest.

公开(公告)号：US11254391B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-22

申请号：US16118581

申请日：2018-08-31

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： Adam D. Larson ,  Michael D. Myers ,  Darren S. Sheedy ,  David F. Ekern

IPC: B63B13/00 ,  B63B1/18 ,  B63B39/06

Abstract: A method of operating a boat to produce a surf wake includes partially filling a transverse ballast tank, moving the boat through a body of water, rolling the boat toward either its port or starboard side to shift the water in the transverse ballast tank such that at least some of the water in the transverse ballast tank moves from one side of a longitudinal centerline of the boat to the other side of the centerline, and creating a surf wake on the side toward which the boat is rolled.

公开(公告)号：US20210303260A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-30

申请号：US17346661

申请日：2021-06-14

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： Chad A. Lynema ,  David F. Ekern

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  B63B45/08 ,  H04R3/04 ,  B63B49/00 ,  B63H21/21 ,  B63B34/00 ,  B63B19/02 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R1/34

Abstract: A boat includes a controller that is communicatively coupled to a control screen. The controller has stored therein a plurality of modes corresponding to an activity and includes a plurality of controls corresponding to the activity. The controller is configured to display on the control screen, when one of the modes is activated, the plurality of controls for the activated mode. The activated mode may also be an operating mode that corresponds to an operational condition of the boat. The boat may include a processor that is configured to generate an adjusted audio signal by selecting one or more of a plurality of subranges of frequencies of an audio signal and adjusting the selected subranges to compensate for at least one environmental condition associated with the operational condition of the boat corresponding to the operating mode.

公开(公告)号：US20200062367A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16672898

申请日：2019-11-04

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： Michael D. Myers ,  Michael J. Uggeri ,  David F. Ekern ,  Matthew J. Huyge

IPC: B63H25/38 ,  B63B1/18 ,  B63H1/14 ,  B63H5/125 ,  B63H25/06 ,  B63H5/07 ,  B63H25/10 ,  B63H25/30 ,  B63B35/73

Abstract: A boat includes a planing hull, a propeller, a main rudder, and a pair of flanking rudders. The planing hull has port and starboard sides, a transom, a hull bottom, and a centerline running down the middle of the boat, halfway between the port and starboard sides. The propeller is positioned forward of the transom and beneath the hull bottom. The main rudder is positioned aft of the propeller. The main rudder has a rotation axis about which the main rudder rotates. The flanking rudders are positioned forward of the propeller. One of the flanking rudders is positioned on the port side of the centerline, and the other flanking rudder is positioned on the starboard side of the centerline.

公开(公告)号：US20200010154A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-09

申请号：US16570574

申请日：2019-09-13

Applicant: MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC

Inventor： Chadrick E. Curts ,  Daniel P. Vieira ,  Rosemary M. Bennett ,  David F. Ekern

IPC: B63B29/04 ,  B63B3/54 ,  B63B35/85

Abstract: A boat including one or more seats, which may be aft-facing. The seat includes a seat bottom, which may be movable between a first position and a second position. The second position is a position in which the seat bottom is pivoted upwardly relative to the position of the seat bottom in the first position to allow access to a hidden compartment. The seat may also include a leg rest. The leg rest may extend aft of the transom, and may extend in a direction that is at a downward angle relative to the seat bottom. The leg rest may also have a length such that a gap is present between the leg rest and a surface beneath the leg rest.