Patents by Inventor Thomas I. Loschen

Thomas I. Loschen 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: 11956874
    Abstract: A wrist-wearable electronic device comprising first and second light emitting elements, a sensor, and a processor. The processor is configured to transmit a first command to the first light emitting element in response to the wrist-wearable device reaching a forward position relative to a user based on data received from the sensor and transmit a second command to the second light emitting element in response to the wrist-wearable device reaching a rearward position relative to the user based on the data from the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Garmin International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Hosler, Aaron J. Lindh, Steven J. Christy, Vincent G. Marco, Thomas I. Loschen, Brent E. Barberis, Hans K. Fritze
  • Publication number: 20230319964
    Abstract: A wrist-wearable electronic device comprising first and second light emitting elements, a sensor, and a processor. The processor is configured to transmit a first command to the first light emitting element in response to the wrist-wearable device reaching a forward position relative to a user based on data received from the sensor and transmit a second command to the second light emitting element in response to the wrist-wearable device reaching a rearward position relative to the user based on the data from the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Hosler, Aaron J. Lindh, Steven J. Christy, Vincent G. Marco, Thomas I. Loschen, Brent E. Barberis, Hans K. Fritze
  • Patent number: 11711877
    Abstract: A wrist-wearable electronic device comprising first and second light emitting elements, a sensor, and a processor. The processor is configured to transmit a first command to the first light emitting element in response to the wrist-wearable device reaching a forward position relative to a user based on data received from the sensor and transmit a second command to the second light emitting element in response to the wrist-wearable device reaching a rearward position relative to the user based on the data from the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Garmin International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Hosler, Aaron J. Lindh, Steven J. Christy, Vincent G. Marco, Thomas I. Loschen, Brent E. Barberis, Hans K. Fritze
  • Publication number: 20220338325
    Abstract: A wrist-wearable electronic device comprising first and second light emitting elements, a sensor, and a processor. The processor is configured to transmit a first command to the first light emitting element in response to the wrist-wearable device reaching a forward position relative to a user based on data received from the sensor and transmit a second command to the second light emitting element in response to the wrist-wearable device reaching a rearward position relative to the user based on the data from the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Hosler, Aaron J. Lindh, Steven J. Christy, Vincent G. Marco, Thomas I. Loschen, Brent E. Barberis, Hans K. Fritze
  • Patent number: 9696163
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device utilizes indicators on a display screen, such as tick marks positioned around the perimeter of the display, to point to the bearing of a desired location such as a nearest airport when GPS is enabled. The electronic device may be implemented as an aviation watch that comprises a display device having a screen including a plurality of indicators arranged proximal to a perimeter of the screen. The aviation watch determines a direction of an airport that is nearest in proximity to the location of the aviation watch and activates a subset of the plurality of indicators of the screen, the subset of the plurality of indicators providing a directional bearing to the airport determined to be nearest in proximity to the location of the aviation watch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Joseph E. Gepner, Thomas I. Loschen, Matthew C. Burch
  • Publication number: 20160169682
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device utilizes indicators on a display screen, such as tick marks positioned around the perimeter of the display, to point to the bearing of a desired location such as a nearest airport when GPS is enabled. The electronic device may be implemented as an aviation watch that comprises a display device having a screen including a plurality of indicators arranged proximal to a perimeter of the screen. The aviation watch determines a direction of an airport that is nearest in proximity to the location of the aviation watch and activates a subset of the plurality of indicators of the screen, the subset of the plurality of indicators providing a directional bearing to the airport determined to be nearest in proximity to the location of the aviation watch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph E. Gepner, Thomas I. Loschen, Matthew C. Burch
  • Patent number: 9297661
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device utilizes indicators on a display screen, such as tick marks positioned around the perimeter of the display, to point to the bearing of a desired location such as a nearest airport when GPS is enabled. The electronic device may be implemented as an aviation watch that comprises a display device having a screen including a plurality of indicators arranged proximal to a perimeter of the screen. The aviation watch determines a direction of an airport that is nearest in proximity to the location of the aviation watch and activates a subset of the plurality of indicators of the screen, the subset of the plurality of indicators providing a directional bearing to the airport determined to be nearest in proximity to the location of the aviation watch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Joseph E. Gepner, Thomas I. Loschen, Matthew C. Burch
  • Patent number: 9095761
    Abstract: Techniques are described to furnish location-based functionality to golf-related electronic devices. In one or more embodiments, the distances associated with features of a hole of a golf course such as sand traps, water hazards and other hazards, trees, tree lines, waste areas, out of bounds areas, man-made hazards, and so on may be selectively labeled based on the relative positions of the device, the features, and a point within the hole of the golf course such as the pin or other point within the green.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Bradley C. Trenkle, Daniel P. Rausch, Adam P. Cloud, Thomas I. Loschen
  • Publication number: 20150094951
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device utilizes indicators on a display screen, such as tick marks positioned around the perimeter of the display, to point to the bearing of a desired location such as a nearest airport when GPS is enabled. The electronic device may be implemented as an aviation watch that comprises a display device having a screen including a plurality of indicators arranged proximal to a perimeter of the screen. The aviation watch determines a direction of an airport that is nearest in proximity to the location of the aviation watch and activates a subset of the plurality of indicators of the screen, the subset of the plurality of indicators providing a directional bearing to the airport determined to be nearest in proximity to the location of the aviation watch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph E. Gepner, Thomas I. Loschen, Matthew C. Burch
  • Publication number: 20100174480
    Abstract: Techniques are described to furnish location-based functionality to golf-related electronic devices. In one or more embodiments, the distances associated with features of a hole of a golf course such as sand traps, water hazards and other hazards, trees, tree lines, waste areas, out of bounds areas, man-made hazards, and so on may be selectively labeled based on the relative positions of the device, the features, and a point within the hole of the golf course such as the pin or other point within the green.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: GARMIN LTD.
    Inventors: Bradley C. Trenkle, Daniel P. Rausch, Adam P. Cloud, Thomas I. Loschen
  • Patent number: 7623962
    Abstract: A navigation device with improved detour routing is disclosed. The navigation device is generally operable to calculate a first route to a destination utilizing a current location of the navigation device, receive a detour request from a user provided by the user functioning a single detour input once, and calculate a second detour route to the destination in response to the detour request. Such a configuration enables the user to easily and safely request additional route calculations to provide a detour around undesirable travel conditions without requiring extensive user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Garmin Ltd.
    Inventors: Scott T. Moore, Ryan T. Moore, Thomas I. Loschen