ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,999, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Garmin International Inc. (Olathe, Kan.).
"Wearable electronic device for providing depth change feedback" was invented by Paul Benjamin H. Collins (Venice, Calif.), Patrick M. Danko (Overland Park, Kan.), Mark W. Gepner (Tonganoxie, Kan.), Cody D. Jung (Olathe, Kan.) and Daniel D. Jones (Lawrence, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wearable electronic device comprises a housing, a feedback device, a depth sensor, and a processing element. The feedback device is located in the housing and configured to generate a vibration. The depth sensor is configured to generate a signal indicative of a ...