Patents by Inventor Stephen James Learman

Stephen James Learman 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).

  • Vehicle navigation system with removable positioning receiver
    Patent number: 6417786
    Abstract: A navigation system includes a portable receiver unit that can be carried about by hand and used by an individual to determine position information through a global positioning system. The portable receiver is supported within a housing that is selectively received by and removable from a docking station that is permanently mounted within a vehicle. The housing supports a first display that provides an indication of position information to an individual utilizing the portable receiver unit. A second display is provided within the vehicle to provide an indication of vehicle position information whenever the housing is received within the docking station in the vehicle. An electronic controller associated with the vehicle preferably controls the activation states of the first and second displays when the receiver housing is received within the docking station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Lear Automotive Dearborn, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen James Learman, Clifford Krapfl
  • VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH REMOVABLE POSITIONING RECEIVER
    Publication number: 20010038346
    Abstract: A navigation system includes a portable receiver unit that can be carried about by hand and used by an individual to determine position information through a global positioning system. The portable receiver is supported within a housing that is selectively received by and removable from a docking station that is permanently mounted within a vehicle. The housing supports a first display that provides an indication of position information to an individual utilizing the portable receiver unit. A second display is provided within the vehicle to provide an indication of vehicle position information whenever the housing is received within the docking station in the vehicle. An electronic controller associated with the vehicle preferably controls the activation states of the first and second displays when the receiver housing is received within the docking station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 1998
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Applicant: Lear Automotive Dearborn, Inc.
    Inventors: STEPHEN JAMES LEARMAN, CLIFFORD KRAPFL