Patents by Inventor Seth A. Forshee

Seth A. Forshee 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).

  • Portable navigational device with a remote control, an internal memory, and internal heating element
    Patent number: 7667641
    Abstract: A navigation system (10) comprising a portable navigational device (12) and a remote control for remotely controlling the navigational device (12) is provided in a first preferred embodiment. The navigational device (12) is sized and configured to mount on a dashboard or in an overhead console of a vehicle. A second preferred embodiment provides a navigational device (212) substantially similar to the navigational device (12) of the first preferred embodiment and further including an internal hard drive (84) and a heating element (86) associated with the hard drive (84) and operable to warm the hard drive (84) for facilitating operating performance of the hard drive (84) in cold temperatures. A third preferred embodiment provides a navigation system (310) including a navigational device (312) substantially similar to the navigational device (212) of the second preferred embodiment and a remote control (314) substantially similar to the remote control (14) of the first preferred embodiment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Garmin Ltd.
    Inventors: Brian N. Poindexter, Scott J. Brunk, Seth A. Forshee
  • Portable navigational device with a remote control, an internal memory, and an internal heating element
    Patent number: 7215279
    Abstract: A navigation system (10) comprising a portable navigational device (12) and a remote control for remotely controlling the navigational device (12) is provided in a first preferred embodiment. The navigational device (12) is sized and configured to mount on a dashboard or in an overhead console of a vehicle. A second preferred embodiment provides a navigational device (212) substantially similar to the navigational device (12) of the first preferred embodiment and further including an internal hard drive (84) and a heating element (86) associated with the hard drive (84) and operable to warm the hard drive (84) for facilitating operating performance of the hard drive (84) in cold temperatures. A third preferred embodiment provides a navigation system (310) including a navigational device (312) substantially similar to the navigational device (212) of the second preferred embodiment and a remote control (314) substantially similar to the remote control (14) of the first preferred embodiment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Garmin Ltd.
    Inventors: Brian N. Poindexter, Scott J. Brunk, Seth A. Forshee