Patents by Inventor Nolan van Heerden

Nolan van Heerden 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: 11828842
    Abstract: A bicycle radar system including a camera is disclosed. The system may include a radar unit and a mobile electronic device that are in communication with one another. The radar unit may transmit radar signals, receive return signals (reflections), and process the returned radar signals to determine a location and velocity of one or more targets located in a sensor field behind a user's bicycle. The mobile electronic device may include a communication component configured to wirelessly receive content including cartographic data and one or more high-risk geographic areas and a processor configured to determine a threat level based on the targets, the high-risk geographic area and a determined geographic position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Inventors: Evangelos V. A. Brisimitzakis, Ross G. Stirling, Kenneth A. Carlson, Franz A. Struwig, Nolan van Heerden
  • Publication number: 20210349210
    Abstract: A bicycle radar system including a camera is disclosed. The system may include a radar unit and a mobile electronic device that are in communication with one another. The radar unit may transmit radar signals, receive return signals (reflections), and process the returned radar signals to determine a location and velocity of one or more targets located in a sensor field behind a user's bicycle. The mobile electronic device may include a communication component configured to wirelessly receive content including cartographic data and one or more high-risk geographic areas and a processor configured to determine a threat level based on the targets, the high-risk geographic area and a determined geographic position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Evangelos V.A. Brisimitzakis, Ross G. Stirling, Kenneth A. Carlson, Franz A. Struwig, Nolan van Heerden
  • Patent number: 11105920
    Abstract: A bicycle radar system including a camera is disclosed. The system may include a radar unit and a bicycle computing device that are in communication with one another. The radar unit may transmit radar signals, receive return signals (reflections), and process the returned radar signals to determine a location and velocity of one or more targets located in a sensor field behind a user's bicycle. The radar unit may also include an integrated camera to selectively provide images or video of an area behind the bicycle in the camera's field of view. The radar unit may analyze the returned radar signals and images and/or video to track the location of targets located behind the bicycle. The bicycle computing device or the radar unit may also selectively activate the camera based upon the satisfaction of particular conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Inventors: Evangelos V. A. Brisimitzakis, Ross G. Stirling, Kenneth A. Carlson, Franz A. Struwig, Nolan van Heerden
  • Patent number: 10527722
    Abstract: A radar sensor system implemented using a radar sensor housing and a module electronic device configured to present situational awareness indicators associated with targets determined to be located in proximity to a bicycle. The mobile electronic device includes a position-determining component for determining a current geographic position of the bicycle, a wireless transceiver for receiving radar sensor data from a radar sensor in the radar sensor housing, a display, and a processor coupled with the position-determining component, the wireless transceiver, and the display. The processor is configured to determine one or more situational awareness indicators based on the received radar sensor data and cause the display to present location information and the one or more situational awareness indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Carlson, Nolan van Heerden, Todd C. Sherman, Andrew C. Silver, Ross G. Stirling
  • Publication number: 20190331791
    Abstract: A bicycle radar system including a camera is disclosed. The system may include a radar unit and a bicycle computing device that are in communication with one another. The radar unit may transmit radar signals, receive return signals (reflections), and process the returned radar signals to determine a location and velocity of one or more targets located in a sensor field behind a user's bicycle. The radar unit may also include an integrated camera to selectively provide images or video of an area behind the bicycle in the camera's field of view. The radar unit may analyze the returned radar signals and images and/or video to track the location of targets located behind the bicycle. The bicycle computing device or the radar unit may also selectively activate the camera based upon the satisfaction of particular conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Evangelos V.A. Brisimitzakis, Ross G. Stirling, Kenneth A. Carlson, Franz A. Struwig, Nolan van Heerden
  • Patent number: 10393872
    Abstract: A bicycle radar system including a camera is disclosed. The system may include a radar unit and a bicycle computing device that are in communication with one another. The radar unit may transmit radar signals, receive return signals (reflections), and process the returned radar signals to determine a location and velocity of one or more targets located in a sensor field behind a user's bicycle. The radar unit may also include an integrated camera to selectively provide images or video of an area behind the bicycle in the camera's field of view. The radar unit may analyze the returned radar signals and images and/or video to track the location of targets located behind the bicycle. The bicycle computing device or the radar unit may also selectively activate the camera based upon the satisfaction of particular conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Evangelos V. A. Brisimitzakis, Ross G. Stirling, Kenneth A. Carlson, Franz A. Struwig, Nolan van Heerden
  • Publication number: 20160363665
    Abstract: A radar sensor system implemented using a radar sensor housing and a module electronic device configured to present situational awareness indicators associated with targets determined to be located in proximity to a bicycle. The mobile electronic device includes a position-determining component for determining a current geographic position of the bicycle, a wireless transceiver for receiving radar sensor data from a radar sensor in the radar sensor housing, a display, and a processor coupled with the position-determining component, the wireless transceiver, and the display. The processor is configured to determine one or more situational awareness indicators based on the received radar sensor data and cause the display to present location information and the one or more situational awareness indicators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Carlson, Nolan van Heerden, Todd C. Sherman, Andrew C. Silver, Ross G. Stirling