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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE41359 | Housing portion and a faceplate portion of a portable hand-held navigational device | 06/01/2010 |
| 7543241 | GPS receiver and depth sounder unit having an adjustable display screen A navigational device (10) having a display screen (14) that simultaneously displays two different sets of information and that permits an operator to selectively and smoothly adjust the portion of the display screen (14) that is devoted to each... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7456784 | Combined global positioning system receiver and radio A portable GPS/radio unit communicates over a wireless radio network with at least one other unit which is transmitting radio signals over the network indicative of that unit's location. The GPS/radio unit comprises a GPS receiver for receiving satellite signals fro... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7380759 | Multi-position articulating mounting apparatus for an electronic device An apparatus is provided for removably mounting an electronic device to a surface and for positioning the device with respect to the surface. The apparatus includes a cradle securable to the electronic device and a pivot link, which has a first end and a second end.... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7330150 | Combined global positioning system receiver and radio A portable GPS/radio unit communicates over a wireless radio network with at least one other unit which is transmitting radio signals over the network indicative of that unit's location. The GPS/radio unit comprises a GPS receiver for receiving satellite signals fro... | 02/12/2008 |
| 6976916 | Ergonomic hand-held electronic device with keypad input and display screen An ergonomic and weatherproof hand-held electronic device 10. The device 10 includes a housing 12 which surrounds internal electronics. An input 28 and a display screen 32 are mounted on the housing 12. The housing 12... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6862525 | GPS device with compass and altimeter and method for displaying navigation information A portable, handheld electronic navigation device includes an altimeter, a compass, and a GPS unit. An internal memory stores cartographic data, for displaying the cartographic data on a display of the navigation device. Accordingly, the device is capable of display... | 03/01/2005 |
| RE38699 | Hand-held navigational device | 02/15/2005 |
| 6845323 | GPS device with compass and altimeter and method for displaying navigation information A portable, handheld electronic navigation device includes an altimeter, a compass, and a GPS unit. An internal memory stores cartographic data, for displaying the cartographic data on a display of the navigation device. Accordingly, the device is capable of display... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6809657 | Course deviation indicator with unique display A course deviation indicator with a unique display utilizes at least one deviation bar, to indicate when a craft or vessel in which the course deviation indicator is utilized has deviated from a pre-established course. In one embodiment, the course deviation indicat... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6529827 | GPS device with compass and altimeter and method for displaying navigation information A portable, handheld electronic navigation device includes an altimeter, a compass, and a GPS unit. An internal memory stores cartographic data, for displaying the cartographic data on a display of the navigation device. Accordingly, the device is capable... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6529381 | Releasable mount for an electronic device An apparatus is provided for removably mounting an electronic device to the dashboard of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a mount securable to the electronic device and a cradle fixed to the vehicle for receipt of the mount. The mount includes a plate fo... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6506119 | Ergonomic hand-held electronic device with keypad input and display screen An ergonomic and weatherproof hand-held electronic device 10. The device 10 includes a housing 12 which surrounds internal electronics. An input 28 and a display screen 32 are mounted on the housing 12. The housing 12 is has a narrow width such that, when... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6492941 | Combined global positioning system receiver and radio A portable GPS/radio unit communicates over a wireless radio network with at least one other unit which is transmitting radio signals over the network indicative of that unit's location. The GPS/radio unit comprises a GPS receiver for receiving satellite ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6464185 | Multi-position articulating mounting apparatus for an electronic device An apparatus is provided for removably mounting an electronic device to a surface and for positioning the device with respect to the surface. The apparatus includes a cradle securable to the electronic device and a pivot link, which has a first end and a ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6466514 | Method for elimination of passive noise interference in sonar A sonar depth sounder device and method for processing echo signals, reflected from objects within a body of water, utilizes a processor, a memory, a display, and a keypad connected to the processor. The receiver receives sonar signals indicative of ambie... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6459987 | Method and apparatus for backtracking a path A method for automatically generating a point-reduced backtrack route is provided, using the aid of Global Positioning System technology. The method begins by recording a potentially very large series of data points using GPS technology and a user-selecte... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6452582 | Method and apparatus for refreshing a liquid crystal display A method and apparatus for refreshing a passive liquid crystal display. A device implements a liquid crystal display, having a liquid crystal module, a backlight, a processor, and controllers. The processor establishes a first frequency for the backlight ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6434485 | GPS device with compass and altimeter and method for displaying navigation information A portable, handheld electronic navigation device includes an altimeter, a compass, and a GPS unit. An internal memory stores cartographic data, for displaying the cartographic data on a display of the navigation device. Accordingly, the device is capable... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6434484 | Method and device for displaying animated navigation information A method and device for displaying animated navigation information has a processor, a memory, a display, and an input, housed in a portable, handheld housing. In various embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of frames are stored in memory, whe... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6427959 | Mounting bracket for an electronic device The present invention comprises an apparatus for positioning an electronic device with respect to a surface. The apparatus includes a cradle adapted to be releasably secured to the electronic device having a front and back side. The apparatus also include... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6411502 | Portable electronic device for use in combination portable and fixed mount applications A portable electronic device is provided which includes a housing having a front face, a base, and a back wall joined in a polyhedron configuration. The front face includes an input area having keys for data entry and a display area having a screen to ill... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6407709 | Mounting device with integrated antenna A mount for mounting an electronic device, such as a GPS device, has an integrated antenna. In particular, the mount includes a mounting bracket and a base, to which the mounting bracket is adjustably secured. The mounting bracket has an antenna housing a... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6402334 | Light pipe with quadraspherical depressions for display panels A light pipe for use in a backlight for a display panel. The light pipe is formed by a clear plastic panel which receives light at one edge. The panel face is provided with a plurality of quadraspherical depressions which may be arranged in parallel rows.... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6397148 | Method and device for displaying animated navigation information A method and device for displaying animated navigation information has a processor, a memory, a display, and an input, housed in a portable, handheld housing. In various embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of frames are stored in memory, whe... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6392593 | Time division satellite acquisition A GPS system device acquires satellites after a power-on event without requiring a need for a real time clock. A list of the highest visible satellites for a given periodic interval is computed and referenced by time. The list can be stored in a non-volat... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6381540 | GPS device with compass and altimeter and method for displaying navigation information A portable, handheld electronic navigation device includes an altimeter, a compass, and a GPS unit. An internal memory stores cartographic data, for displaying the cartographic data on a display of the navigation device. Accordingly, the device is capable... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6370037 | Releasable mount for an electric device An apparatus is provided for removably mounting an electronic device to the dashboad of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a mount securable to the electronic device and a cradle fixed to the vehicle for receipt of the mount. The mount includes a plate for... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6368115 | Method and apparatus for connecting circuit boards A circuit board assembly is provided for electrically coupling together two or more circuit boards, with one circuit board oriented at an acute angle relative to the other circuit board. The assembly includes a first circuit board having a first edge and ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6335905 | Method for elimination of passive noise interference in sonar A sonar depth sounder device and method for processing echo signals, reflected from objects within a body of water, utilizes a processor, a memory, a display, and a keypad connected to the processor. The receiver receives sonar signals indicative of ambie... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6328575 | Method and device for connecting an EL lamp to a printed circuit board A method and connector for connecting an electroluminescent (EL) lamp to a printed circuit board utilizing a pair of unique connector clips. Each connector clip is formed of bent sheet metal and has a bottom, a top, a closed bent end and an open end. Each... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6330149 | Global positioning device with alignment control of displayed information A portable electronic device is provided which includes a housing having a front face, a base, and a back wall joined in a polyhedron configuration. The front face includes an input area having keys for data entry and a display area having a screen to ill... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6317689 | Method and device for displaying animated navigation information A method and device for displaying animated navigation information has a processor, a memory, a display, and an input, housed in a portable, handheld housing. In various embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of frames are stored in memory, whe... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6307439 | Voltage controlled oscillator with adaptive closed loop coarse tune A voltage controlled oscillator circuit incorporating a closed loop coarse tuning mechanism. In this system, a reference oscillator is set with the desired frequency for the voltage controlled oscillator. A resulting voltage used to drive the oscillator i... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6252605 | System and method for packing spatial data in an R-tree A system and method for constructing an R-Tree index structure, and packing spatial data in the structure to permit parameters of the R-Tree to be constructed to be selected, within provided ranges, by an operator of the system. The spatial data features ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6250553 | Data card having a retractable handle A data card having a retractable handle is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, the data card includes an electronic data storage medium contained within a two-piece protective housing. A removable handle is slidably engaged with the housing and is mov... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6222485 | Use of desired orientation in automotive navigation equipment A electronic navigation device utilizing a desired orientation to adjust an electronic map displayed on the device. Acquiring global positioning system data, a processor calculates the current position of the navigation device. Scanning into cartographic ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6215680 | Circuit for obtaining a wide dimming ratio from a royer inverter The present invention relates to a circuit for obtaining a wide dimming ratio from a Royer inverter and, more particularly, to a circuit that allows a back light to have wide dimming ratio without having unwanted current spikes that would significantly re... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6215671 | Method and apparatus for connecting circuit boards A circuit board assembly is provided for electrically coupling together two or more circuit boards, with one circuit board oriented at an acute angle relative to the other circuit board. The assembly includes a first circuit board having a first edge and ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6188955 | Method and apparatus for storing cartographic route data A method and device implementing a three-level hierarchy for storing, recalling and processing navigational and graphical data. A vehicle is equipped with an electronic navigation thoroughfare planning device capable of calculating the distance to a desir... | 02/13/2001 |
