Patents by Inventor Eric W. Heling

Eric W. Heling 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: 11921218
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed to enable an electronic system for use in connection with navigating a marine vessel to a desired position with respect to a waterline boundary. The system has one or potentially more light detection ranging (LIDAR) sensors for detecting structures across a region by vertically scanning the region using the LIDAR sensors. The system also includes a memory element configured to store characteristics of the detected structure. Additionally, the system includes a processing element that can identify a primary reference point associated with navigation of the marine vessel to the desired position based on the characteristics of the detected structure and display information about a current position of the marine vessel in relation to the desired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Eric W. Heling, Robert A. Lewis, Joseph P. Durand, III
  • Patent number: 11709494
    Abstract: A control system for navigating a marine vessel employs at least a first motor and a second motor. The control system is configured to communicate with the first and second motors. The control system is configured to receive a position measurement and an orientation measurement for the marine vessel. The control system is further configured to generate at least one control signal for the first motor based on the position measurement and at least one control signal for the second motor based on the orientation measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Inventors: Albert F. Miller, Robert M. Kalis, John B. Whiteside, Jarrod W. Seymour, Eric W. Heling
  • Publication number: 20210263516
    Abstract: A control system for navigating a marine vessel employs at least a first motor and a second motor. The control system is configured to communicate with the first and second motors. The control system is configured to receive a position measurement and an orientation measurement for the marine vessel. The control system is further configured to generate at least one control signal for the first motor based on the position measurement and at least one control signal for the second motor based on the orientation measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Albert F. Miller, Robert M. Kalis, John B. Whiteside, Jarrod W. Seymour, Eric W. Heling
  • Patent number: 11009880
    Abstract: A control system for navigating a marine vessel employs at least a first motor and a second motor. The control system is configured to communicate with the first and second motors. The control system is configured to receive a position measurement and an orientation measurement for the marine vessel. The control system is further configured to generate at least one control signal for the first motor based on the position measurement and at least one control signal for the second motor based on the orientation measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Inventors: Albert F. Miller, Robert M. Kalis, John B. Whiteside, Jarrod W. Seymour, Eric W. Heling
  • Publication number: 20210088667
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed to enable an electronic system for use in connection with navigating a marine vessel to a desired position with respect to a waterline boundary. The system has one or potentially more light detection ranging (LIDAR) sensors for detecting structures across a region by vertically scanning the region using the LIDAR sensors. The system also includes a memory element configured to store characteristics of the detected structure. Additionally, the system includes a processing element that can identify a primary reference point associated with navigation of the marine vessel to the desired position based on the characteristics of the detected structure and display information about a current position of the marine vessel in relation to the desired position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Eric W. Heling, Robert A. Lewis, Joseph P. Durand, III
  • Publication number: 20200333786
    Abstract: A control system for navigating a marine vessel employs at least a first motor and a second motor. The control system is configured to communicate with the first and second motors. The control system is configured to receive a position measurement and an orientation measurement for the marine vessel. The control system is further configured to generate at least one control signal for the first motor based on the position measurement and at least one control signal for the second motor based on the orientation measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Albert F. Miller, Robert M. Kalis, John B. Whiteside, Jarrod W. Seymour, Eric W. Heling
  • Patent number: 10739771
    Abstract: A control system for navigating a marine vessel employs at least a first motor and a second motor. The control system is configured to communicate with the first and second motors. The control system is configured to receive a position measurement and an orientation measurement for the marine vessel. The control system is further configured to generate at least one control signal for the first motor based on the position measurement and at least one control signal for the second motor based on the orientation measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Albert F. Miller, Robert M. Kalis, John B. Whiteside, Jarrod W. Seymour, Eric W. Heling
  • Publication number: 20180116607
    Abstract: A system, method, and device for monitoring a physiological characteristic and/or response of a user includes a wearable monitoring device for displaying a status level of a physiological characteristic and/or response. When attached to or against the user's body, the wearable monitoring device includes an optical signal assembly configured to generate an optical signal based on a reflection or transmission of light from a detected travel of blood and/or pulse wave of the user and received by one or more sensors disposed along the user's extremity. A processor calculates the physiological characteristic and/or response, for example, heart-rate, heart-rate variability, blood pressure, stress intensity level, or energy level of the user, based on the generated signal from the sensor and user data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Sean Shin Yuan Yu, Eric W. Heling, Wai C. Lee, Adam W. Roush
  • Publication number: 20160225410
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed to create a highlight video clip of a first physical event and a second physical event from one or more video clips based on a sensor parameter value generated by a sensor. Upon a physical event occurring, one or more associated sensor parameter values may exceed one or more threshold sensor parameter values or match a stored motion signature associated with a type of motion. Physical events may be recorded from multiple vantage points. A processor of a device or system may generate a highlight video clip by selecting a first video time window and a second video time window from the one or more video clips such that the first video time window begins before and ends after a first event time and the second video time window begins before and ends after a second event time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Wai C. Lee, Eric W. Heling, Randall Canha, Jeffrey B. Wigh, Nicolas S. Kral
  • Publication number: 20150328523
    Abstract: A device for analyzing golf swings includes a sensor operable for sensing at least one swing characteristic of a golfer as the golfer takes a golf swing; memory for storing swing data representative of the swing characteristic sensed by the sensor; a location determining component for determining a current location of the golfer and for identifying a target location; a computing device coupled with the memory and the location determining component and operable for generating a swing recommendation based at least partially on the stored swing data, the current location of the golfer, and the target location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Eric W. Heling, Christopher S. Hellman, Brandon M. Orwig, John W. Roltgen, IV