Patents by Inventor Ross G. Stirling
Ross G. Stirling 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).
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Patent number: 11828842Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Inventors: Evangelos V. A. Brisimitzakis, Ross G. Stirling, Kenneth A. Carlson, Franz A. Struwig, Nolan van Heerden
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Publication number: 20210349210Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Evangelos V.A. Brisimitzakis, Ross G. Stirling, Kenneth A. Carlson, Franz A. Struwig, Nolan van Heerden
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Patent number: 11105920Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Inventors: Evangelos V. A. Brisimitzakis, Ross G. Stirling, Kenneth A. Carlson, Franz A. Struwig, Nolan van Heerden
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Publication number: 20200114242Abstract: Techniques are disclosed to enable relative performance measurement of a cyclist by way of an electronic device for use in connection with a bicycle. The electronic device determines and communicates an exertion level and a corresponding actual performance metric achieved by a cyclist based on movement characteristics of the bicycle and whether the cyclist's shoes are clipped into pedals on the bicycle. The device uses sensors for determining the movement characteristics of the bicycle in connection with a memory element and a processing element. The processing element ascertains a pedal clip status event based on the movement characteristics of the bicycle, and the device displays information about the exertion level of the cyclist as correlated with the actual bicycle performance metrics.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Kenneth A. Carlson, Ross G. Stirling, Theodorus J. Smit
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Patent number: 10527722Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 3, 2016Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbHInventors: Kenneth A. Carlson, Nolan van Heerden, Todd C. Sherman, Andrew C. Silver, Ross G. Stirling
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Publication number: 20190331791Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Evangelos V.A. Brisimitzakis, Ross G. Stirling, Kenneth A. Carlson, Franz A. Struwig, Nolan van Heerden
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Patent number: 10393872Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbHInventors: Evangelos V. A. Brisimitzakis, Ross G. Stirling, Kenneth A. Carlson, Franz A. Struwig, Nolan van Heerden
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Publication number: 20170160392Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2016Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Evangelos V.A. Brisimitzakis, Ross G. Stirling, Kenneth A. Carlson, Franz A. Struwig
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Publication number: 20160363665Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: Kenneth A. Carlson, Nolan van Heerden, Todd C. Sherman, Andrew C. Silver, Ross G. Stirling
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Patent number: 8060337Abstract: A system for estimating motion parameters corresponding to a user. The system may generally include a receiver operable to receive a signal from an external source, an inertial sensor operable to be coupled with the user and arbitrarily oriented relative to the direction of user motion for generation of a signal corresponding to user motion, and a processing system in communication with the receiver and inertial sensor.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbHInventors: Christopher J. Kulach, Ross G. Stirling, James K. Rooney, Paul R. MacDonald
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Patent number: 8055469Abstract: A motion sensing apparatus generally comprising a housing unit operable to be attached to an object at an attachment position, an accelerometer operable to provide a signal corresponding to an acceleration measurement; and a processing system. The processing system is operable to acquire the signal corresponding to the acceleration measurement and analyze the acquired acceleration measurement to identify the attachment position of the housing unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2008Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbHInventors: Christopher J. Kulach, James K. Rooney, Paul R. MacDonald, Ross G. Stirling
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Publication number: 20110022349Abstract: A system for estimating motion parameters corresponding to a user. The system may generally include a receiver operable to receive a signal from an external source, an inertial sensor operable to be coupled with the user and arbitrarily oriented relative to the direction of user motion for generation of a signal corresponding to user motion, and a processing system in communication with the receiver and inertial sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: Garmin Switzerland GmbHInventors: Ross G. Stirling, James K. Rooney, Paul R. MacDonald, Christopher J. Kulach
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Patent number: 7827000Abstract: A system for estimating motion parameters corresponding to a user. The system may generally include a receiver operable to receive a signal from an external source, an inertial sensor operable to be coupled with the user and arbitrarily oriented relative to the direction of user motion for generation of a signal corresponding to user motion, and a processing system in communication with the receiver and inertial sensor.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2008Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbHInventors: Ross G. Stirling, James K. Rooney, Paul R. MacDonald, Christopher J. Kulach
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Publication number: 20080214360Abstract: A system for estimating motion parameters corresponding to a user. The system may generally include a receiver operable to receive a signal from an external source, an inertial sensor operable to be coupled with the user and arbitrarily oriented relative to the direction of user motion for generation of a signal corresponding to user motion, and a processing system in communication with the receiver and inertial sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2008Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: GARMIN LTD.Inventors: Ross G. Stirling, James K. Rooney, Paul R. MacDonald, Christopher J. Kulach
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Publication number: 20080190202Abstract: A motion sensing apparatus generally comprising a housing unit operable to be attached to an object at an attachment position, an accelerometer operable to provide a signal corresponding to an acceleration measurement; and a processing system. The processing system is operable to acquire the signal corresponding to the acceleration measurement and analyze the acquired acceleration measurement to identify the attachment position of the housing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2008Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicant: GARMIN LTD.Inventors: Christopher J. Kulach, James K. Rooney, Paul R. MacDonald, Ross G. Stirling