Patents by Inventor Gerald Steiger

Gerald Steiger 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).

  • Data collector with expanded functionality
    Patent number: 9448375
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention recite a data collector with expanded functionality and a method of enhancing revenue generation using a data collector with expanded functionality. In one embodiment, a central unit of a data collector is configured to receive a replaceable unit such that any one of a variety of replaceable units can be configure to be attached to said central unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Dennis York, John Paul Harmon, Craig Jurs, Gerald Steiger, Timothy James Jondrow, Robert Nicol
  • Data collector with expanded functionality
    Patent number: 9063314
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention recite a data collector with expanded functionality and a method of enhancing revenue generation using a data collector with expanded functionality. In one embodiment, a central unit of a data collector is configured to receive a replaceable unit such that any one of a variety of replaceable units can be configure to be attached to said central unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Dennis York, John Paul Harmon, Craig Jurs, Gerald Steiger, Timothy James Jondrow, Robert Nicol
  • Data collector with expanded functionality
    Publication number: 20090025094
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention recite a data collector with expanded functionality and a method of enhancing revenue generation using a data collector with expanded functionality. In one embodiment, a central unit of a data collector is configured to receive a replaceable unit such that any one of a variety of replaceable units can be configure to be attached to said central unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Dennis York, John Paul Harmon, Craig Jurs, Gerald Steiger, Timothy James Jondrow, Robert Nicol
  • Rugged tablet computer
    Patent number: D710350
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Gerald Steiger, Robert Barnwell Elliot Puckette, Jonathan Musch, John Cronkrite, Chun-Han Chen, Chih Wei Chen, Kuo-chan Huang, Ioannis Alexandros Stasinopoulos, Ming-Hsueh Tsai, Nick Vasiljevic
  • Handheld computer device housing
    Patent number: D909383
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventors: Michael George Sanders, Jonathan Musch, Gerald Steiger, Katherine Allen, Mathias Roehring, Karl Forsberg, Markus Stridsberg, Niklas Briheim, Jungha Lee, Chen-Cheng Su, Chia Hung Wu, Yu Juei Chang
  • Handheld computing device housing
    Patent number: D910636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Steiger, I-Shun Chang, Markus Stridsberg, Karl Forsberg