Patents by Inventor Thomas I. Loschen
Thomas I. Loschen 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).
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Patent number: 11956874Abstract: A wrist-wearable electronic device comprising first and second light emitting elements, a sensor, and a processor. The processor is configured to transmit a first command to the first light emitting element in response to the wrist-wearable device reaching a forward position relative to a user based on data received from the sensor and transmit a second command to the second light emitting element in response to the wrist-wearable device reaching a rearward position relative to the user based on the data from the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Garmin International, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan R. Hosler, Aaron J. Lindh, Steven J. Christy, Vincent G. Marco, Thomas I. Loschen, Brent E. Barberis, Hans K. Fritze
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Publication number: 20230319964Abstract: A wrist-wearable electronic device comprising first and second light emitting elements, a sensor, and a processor. The processor is configured to transmit a first command to the first light emitting element in response to the wrist-wearable device reaching a forward position relative to a user based on data received from the sensor and transmit a second command to the second light emitting element in response to the wrist-wearable device reaching a rearward position relative to the user based on the data from the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Jonathan R. Hosler, Aaron J. Lindh, Steven J. Christy, Vincent G. Marco, Thomas I. Loschen, Brent E. Barberis, Hans K. Fritze
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Patent number: 11711877Abstract: A wrist-wearable electronic device comprising first and second light emitting elements, a sensor, and a processor. The processor is configured to transmit a first command to the first light emitting element in response to the wrist-wearable device reaching a forward position relative to a user based on data received from the sensor and transmit a second command to the second light emitting element in response to the wrist-wearable device reaching a rearward position relative to the user based on the data from the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Garmin International, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan R. Hosler, Aaron J. Lindh, Steven J. Christy, Vincent G. Marco, Thomas I. Loschen, Brent E. Barberis, Hans K. Fritze
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Publication number: 20220338325Abstract: A wrist-wearable electronic device comprising first and second light emitting elements, a sensor, and a processor. The processor is configured to transmit a first command to the first light emitting element in response to the wrist-wearable device reaching a forward position relative to a user based on data received from the sensor and transmit a second command to the second light emitting element in response to the wrist-wearable device reaching a rearward position relative to the user based on the data from the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Jonathan R. Hosler, Aaron J. Lindh, Steven J. Christy, Vincent G. Marco, Thomas I. Loschen, Brent E. Barberis, Hans K. Fritze
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Patent number: 9696163Abstract: A wearable electronic device utilizes indicators on a display screen, such as tick marks positioned around the perimeter of the display, to point to the bearing of a desired location such as a nearest airport when GPS is enabled. The electronic device may be implemented as an aviation watch that comprises a display device having a screen including a plurality of indicators arranged proximal to a perimeter of the screen. The aviation watch determines a direction of an airport that is nearest in proximity to the location of the aviation watch and activates a subset of the plurality of indicators of the screen, the subset of the plurality of indicators providing a directional bearing to the airport determined to be nearest in proximity to the location of the aviation watch.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbHInventors: Joseph E. Gepner, Thomas I. Loschen, Matthew C. Burch
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Publication number: 20160169682Abstract: A wearable electronic device utilizes indicators on a display screen, such as tick marks positioned around the perimeter of the display, to point to the bearing of a desired location such as a nearest airport when GPS is enabled. The electronic device may be implemented as an aviation watch that comprises a display device having a screen including a plurality of indicators arranged proximal to a perimeter of the screen. The aviation watch determines a direction of an airport that is nearest in proximity to the location of the aviation watch and activates a subset of the plurality of indicators of the screen, the subset of the plurality of indicators providing a directional bearing to the airport determined to be nearest in proximity to the location of the aviation watch.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Joseph E. Gepner, Thomas I. Loschen, Matthew C. Burch
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Patent number: 9297661Abstract: A wearable electronic device utilizes indicators on a display screen, such as tick marks positioned around the perimeter of the display, to point to the bearing of a desired location such as a nearest airport when GPS is enabled. The electronic device may be implemented as an aviation watch that comprises a display device having a screen including a plurality of indicators arranged proximal to a perimeter of the screen. The aviation watch determines a direction of an airport that is nearest in proximity to the location of the aviation watch and activates a subset of the plurality of indicators of the screen, the subset of the plurality of indicators providing a directional bearing to the airport determined to be nearest in proximity to the location of the aviation watch.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbHInventors: Joseph E. Gepner, Thomas I. Loschen, Matthew C. Burch
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Patent number: 9095761Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 12, 2009Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbHInventors: Bradley C. Trenkle, Daniel P. Rausch, Adam P. Cloud, Thomas I. Loschen
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Publication number: 20150094951Abstract: A wearable electronic device utilizes indicators on a display screen, such as tick marks positioned around the perimeter of the display, to point to the bearing of a desired location such as a nearest airport when GPS is enabled. The electronic device may be implemented as an aviation watch that comprises a display device having a screen including a plurality of indicators arranged proximal to a perimeter of the screen. The aviation watch determines a direction of an airport that is nearest in proximity to the location of the aviation watch and activates a subset of the plurality of indicators of the screen, the subset of the plurality of indicators providing a directional bearing to the airport determined to be nearest in proximity to the location of the aviation watch.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Joseph E. Gepner, Thomas I. Loschen, Matthew C. Burch
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Publication number: 20100174480Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2009Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: GARMIN LTD.Inventors: Bradley C. Trenkle, Daniel P. Rausch, Adam P. Cloud, Thomas I. Loschen
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Patent number: 7623962Abstract: A navigation device with improved detour routing is disclosed. The navigation device is generally operable to calculate a first route to a destination utilizing a current location of the navigation device, receive a detour request from a user provided by the user functioning a single detour input once, and calculate a second detour route to the destination in response to the detour request. Such a configuration enables the user to easily and safely request additional route calculations to provide a detour around undesirable travel conditions without requiring extensive user input.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2005Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Scott T. Moore, Ryan T. Moore, Thomas I. Loschen