Patents by Inventor Andrew J. Skarsgard

Andrew J. Skarsgard 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).

  • Fitness monitor
    Patent number: 10183193
    Abstract: A fitness monitor comprises a housing, a wrist band, a motion sensor, a display, a non-transitory memory element and a processing element. The wrist band is coupled to the housing and configured to attach to a wrist of a user. The motion sensor is configured to sense motion of the user and generate motion data. The display is coupled to the housing and configured to present information associated with user activity. The memory element is located in the housing and configured to store the activity data and a daily activity goal. The processing element is operably coupled to the memory element and configured to determine daily activity data, a daily activity goal corresponding to a predetermined level of activity for the user, compute an activity countdown and level of inactivity, and present, on the display, the activity countdown and inactivity indicia indicating the level of inactivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Wai C. Lee, Michael K. George, Andrew J. Skarsgard
  • FITNESS MONITOR
    Publication number: 20160158602
    Abstract: A fitness monitor comprises a housing, a wrist band, a motion sensor, a display, a non-transitory memory element and a processing element. The wrist band is coupled to the housing and configured to attach to a wrist of a user. The motion sensor is configured to sense motion of the user and generate motion data. The display is coupled to the housing and configured to present information associated with user activity. The memory element is located in the housing and configured to store the activity data and a daily activity goal. The processing element is operably coupled to the memory element and configured to determine daily activity data, a daily activity goal corresponding to a predetermined level of activity for the user, compute an activity countdown and level of inactivity, and present, on the display, the activity countdown and inactivity indicia indicating the level of inactivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Wai C. Lee, Michael K. George, Andrew J. Skarsgard
  • Fitness monitor
    Patent number: 9295413
    Abstract: A fitness monitor comprises a housing, a wrist band, a motion sensor, a display, a non-transitory memory element and a processing element. The wrist band is coupled to the housing and configured to attach to a wrist of a user. The motion sensor is configured to sense motion of the user and generate motion data. The display is coupled to the housing and configured to present information associated with user activity. The memory element is located in the housing and configured to store the activity data and a daily activity goal. The processing element is operably coupled to the memory element and configured to determine daily activity data, a daily activity goal corresponding to a predetermined level of activity for the user, compute an activity countdown and level of inactivity, and present, on the display, the activity countdown and inactivity indicia indicating the level of inactivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Wai C. Lee, Michael K. George, Andrew J. Skarsgard
  • FITNESS MONITOR
    Publication number: 20140200691
    Abstract: A fitness monitor comprises a housing, a wrist band, a motion sensor, a display, a non-transitory memory element and a processing element. The wrist band is coupled to the housing and configured to attach to a wrist of a user. The motion sensor is configured to sense motion of the user and generate motion data. The display is coupled to the housing and configured to present information associated with user activity. The memory element is located in the housing and configured to store the activity data and a daily activity goal. The processing element is operably coupled to the memory element and configured to determine daily activity data, a daily activity goal corresponding to a predetermined level of activity for the user, compute an activity countdown and level of inactivity, and present, on the display, the activity countdown and inactivity indicia indicating the level of inactivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Wai C. Lee, Michael K. George, Andrew J. Skarsgard