Patents by Inventor Nathan L. Karstens

Nathan L. Karstens 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).

  • Publication number: 20180124557
    Abstract: A network connected marine electronics system has one or more marine electronic devices, a mobile software application for installation on a mobile communications device, and a remote cloud-based information system. Marine data on the user's mobile communications device can be synchronized with marine data on the user's marine electronic devices and vice versa using a wireless marine network onboard a marine vessel and without the need to connect to a remote server. Marine data on the mobile communications device can include marine data transferred to the mobile communications device from marine navigation devices on another boat of the user and can include marine data of other users in a user community who uploaded that marine data to the cloud-based information system and selected to share it with other users. The network connected marine electronics system enables definition of different user roles and permissions for different users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Jesse A. Bartley, Gregory J. Koch, Nathan L. Karstens, Veselin V. Georgiev
  • Patent number: 7994931
    Abstract: A wind gauge display apparatus comprising a control device and a reconfigurable display for displaying a first visual representation of a wind gauge if a wind angle is within a first range and displaying a second visual representation of the wind gauge if the wind angle is within a second range. The angles displayed on the reconfigurable display may be determined by input from a user. On the reconfigurable display, a location of a visual indicator of wind speed may be different in the first visual representation of the wind gauge than in the second visual representation of the wind gauge. The wind gauge display apparatus may also comprise a sensor for determining wind angle and wind speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Nathan L. Karstens, Brian K. Feller, Jon Josephson
  • Publication number: 20100026688
    Abstract: A wind gauge display apparatus comprising a control device and a reconfigurable display for displaying a first visual representation of a wind gauge if a wind angle is within a first range and displaying a second visual representation of the wind gauge if the wind angle is within a second range. The angles displayed on the reconfigurable display may be determined by input from a user. On the reconfigurable display, a location of a visual indicator of wind speed may be different in the first visual representation of the wind gauge than in the second visual representation of the wind gauge. The wind gauge display apparatus may also comprise a sensor for determining wind angle and wind speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: GARMIN LTD.
    Inventors: Nathan L. Karstens, Brian K. Feller, Jon Josephson