Buoy for fish finding method and system
US6693847B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B11/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fishing system buoy has a watertight bulbous shell housing an electronic load and with a center of mass located within a lower half of the shell. The load includes sonar operatively coupled via a microprocessor with a radio transmitter that has an upright antenna located in an upper half of the shell. The shell has a keel with an eyelet for tethering a fishing line to the shell. The buoy functions both as a fishing bobber and communications relay station for obtaining and transmitting images of fish swimming beneath the bobber.
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