Patents by Inventor Bradley C. Trenkle

Bradley C. Trenkle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • ANIMAL INDICATOR APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160014999
    Abstract: An animal indicator apparatus that tracks the locations of an animal and alerts nearby persons when the animal approaches a boundary includes a location determining component operable to determine a current geographic location of the apparatus; memory for storing cartographic data representative of at least one boundary; an indicator and a processor. The processor triggers the indicator when the current geographic location of the apparatus is near the location of the boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Bradley C. Trenkle, Timmy R. Walker
  • Animal indicator apparatus
    Patent number: 9173380
    Abstract: An animal indicator apparatus that tracks the locations of an animal and alerts nearby persons when the animal approaches a boundary includes a location determining component operable to determine a current geographic location of the apparatus; memory for storing cartographic data representative of at least one boundary; an indicator and a processor. The processor triggers the indicator when the current geographic location of the apparatus is near the location of the boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Bradley C. Trenkle, Timmy R. Walker
  • Golf system user interface
    Patent number: 9095761
    Abstract: Techniques are described to furnish location-based functionality to golf-related electronic devices. In one or more embodiments, the distances associated with features of a hole of a golf course such as sand traps, water hazards and other hazards, trees, tree lines, waste areas, out of bounds areas, man-made hazards, and so on may be selectively labeled based on the relative positions of the device, the features, and a point within the hole of the golf course such as the pin or other point within the green.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Bradley C. Trenkle, Daniel P. Rausch, Adam P. Cloud, Thomas I. Loschen
  • ANIMAL TRACKING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20150123796
    Abstract: An animal tracking apparatus includes a location determining component; a sensor operable to sense a condition of the animal; memory; and a processor. The processor is operable to automatically store location information corresponding to the current geographic location of the apparatus in response to a sensed condition of the animal. The processor is also operable to monitor the sensor to identify a desired response to a received command and to store response information corresponding to the response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Bradley C. Trenkle, Timmy R. Walker
  • Animal tracking apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8947241
    Abstract: An animal tracking apparatus includes a location determining component; a sensor operable to sense a condition of the animal; memory; and a processor. The processor is operable to automatically store location information corresponding to the current geographic location of the apparatus in response to a sensed condition of the animal. The processor is also operable to monitor the sensor to identify a desired response to a received command and to store response information corresponding to the response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Bradley C. Trenkle, Timmy R. Walker
  • ANIMAL TRACKING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140232541
    Abstract: An animal tracking apparatus includes a location determining component; a sensor operable to sense a condition of the animal; memory; and a processor. The processor is operable to automatically store location information corresponding to the current geographic location of the apparatus in response to a sensed condition of the animal. The processor is also operable to monitor the sensor to identify a desired response to a received command and to store response information corresponding to the response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: GARMIN SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Bradley C. Trenkle, Timmy R. Walker
  • ANIMAL INDICATOR APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140230755
    Abstract: An animal indicator apparatus that tracks the locations of an animal and alerts nearby persons when the animal approaches a boundary includes a location determining component operable to determine a current geographic location of the apparatus; memory for storing cartographic data representative of at least one boundary; an indicator and a processor. The processor triggers the indicator when the current geographic location of the apparatus is near the location of the boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: GARMIN SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Bradley C. Trenkle, Timmy R. Walker
  • GOLF SYSTEM USER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20100174480
    Abstract: Techniques are described to furnish location-based functionality to golf-related electronic devices. In one or more embodiments, the distances associated with features of a hole of a golf course such as sand traps, water hazards and other hazards, trees, tree lines, waste areas, out of bounds areas, man-made hazards, and so on may be selectively labeled based on the relative positions of the device, the features, and a point within the hole of the golf course such as the pin or other point within the green.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: GARMIN LTD.
    Inventors: Bradley C. Trenkle, Daniel P. Rausch, Adam P. Cloud, Thomas I. Loschen