Patents by Inventor Frank J. Kozak

Frank J. Kozak 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).

  • Patent number: 6188957
    Abstract: A navigation system feature that provides information about bicycle traffic and/or travel by bicycle. According to one aspect of the disclosed subject matter, a navigation system uses a geographic database to provide navigation-related features, such as route calculation and route guidance, for both motorized vehicles and bicycles. When providing navigation-related features for travel by bicycle, the navigation system evaluates the road segments for suitability for travel by bicycle. According to another aspect of the disclosed subject matter, a navigation system in a motorized vehicle provides warnings about bicycle traffic around the motorized vehicle as the motorized vehicle is being driven. Using a geographic database that includes data about the locations of bicycle lanes and paths, the navigation system provides warnings as the motorized vehicle approaches a bicycle lane or path or otherwise is in proximity to a bicycle lane or path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Navigation Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Stephan V. Bechtolsheim, Lawrence M. Kaplan, Frank J. Kozak
  • Patent number: 4817929
    Abstract: A fixture for assisting in clamping the folded-back end portion of a cable to the load supporting main portion of the cable by clamps spaced apart lengthwise of the cable portions. Two elongated members of the fixture are pivoted together at one end for movement from an open position to a closed position. The members have confronting surfaces which in the closed position retain the cable portions in side-by-side relation when disposed lengthwise between the members. The confronting surfaces of the members have opposed recesses which in the closed position firmly grip the clamps so that the clamps may be tightened by means of a wrench or similar tightening device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: Detroit Edison Company
    Inventor: Frank J. Kozak