Patents by Inventor Tom Tischhauser

Tom Tischhauser 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).

  • Position/navigation device and method
    Patent number: 5543802
    Abstract: A position/navigation device (10) and method is disclosed wherein a waypoint apparatus (11-14, 18, 43) sequentially designates and stores a continuous ordered sequence of n waypoints corresponding to positions of the device (10). Route and route reversal apparatus, (11-14, 18, 44) selects the stored sequence of n waypoints as a group without designating individual waypoints and forms a reverse route by reversing the order of the stored waypoints. Navigation means (14, 15, 18, 45) provides navigation information to an operator of the device (10) for following the reverse route to each of the n waypoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Villevieille, Tom Tischhauser