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US 11,135,968 B2Granted
Remote vehicle hazard and communication beacon
AssigneeESS-Help, Inc.
InventorsJohn Zachariah Cobb, Daniel Anthony Tucker, David M. Tucker, Stephen T. Powers, Austin Reece Tucker, Kenneth E. Wagner, Mike Incorvaia
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Abstract
A hazard beacon has an interface to a vehicle wiring harness configured to detect that vehicle emergency indicators have been deployed, a plurality of separately strobe capable light segments forming a hazard symbol, and a microcontroller controlling operation of the plurality of separately strobe capable light segments.
Claims13
A device comprising:
- a body comprising a plurality of selectively lighted segments;
- a tether connecting the plurality of lighted segments to an electrical system of a vehicle, the plurality of selectively lighted segments illuminating in a strobing manner in response to a strobe signal from the vehicle electrical system;
- a microcontroller that receives the strobe signal and controls the illumination of the plurality of selectively lighted segments in the strobing manner;
- and
- a power supply powering the microcontroller and the plurality of selectively lighted segments when the tether becomes disconnected from the electrical system of the vehicle;
- wherein the microcontroller automatically illuminates the selectively lighted segments in a strobing manner when the tether becomes disconnected from the electrical system of the vehicle.
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A system comprising:
- an interface to a vehicle wiring harness configured to detect that vehicle emergency indicators have been deployed;
- a plurality of separately strobe capable light segments forming a hazard symbol;
- a microcontroller controlling operation of the plurality of separately strobe capable light segments;
- wherein the microcontroller activates the plurality of separately strobe capable light segments in a strobing manner in response to detection that vehicle emergency indicators have been deployed;
- wherein the hazard symbol comprises a warning triangle;
- wherein the plurality of separately strobe capable light segments forming a hazard symbol are arranged into nested triangles having contrasting appearance when not illuminated;
- and
- wherein the plurality of separately strobe capable light segments forming a hazard symbol illuminated a contrasting appearance when strobed.
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A system comprising:
- a plurality of light segments each being capable of steady state illumination, flashing illumination, and strobing illumination;
- and
- a microcontroller that illuminates the plurality of light segments in a strobing manner in response to an emergency event indication from a vehicle;
- wherein:
- the microcontroller can receive the emergency event indication wirelessly and via a tethered connection to the vehicle;
- and
- when the vehicle indicates, the microcontroller strobes the light segments in an alternating pattern to indicate a direction.
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A system comprising:
- an interface to a vehicle wiring harness configured to detect that vehicle emergency indicators have been deployed;
- a plurality of separately strobe capable light segments forming a hazard symbol;
- a microcontroller controlling operation of the plurality of separately strobe capable light segments;
- wherein the microcontroller activates the plurality of separately strobe capable light segments in a strobing manner in response to detection that vehicle emergency indicators have been deployed;
- wherein the plurality of separately strobe capable light segments forming a hazard symbol comprise a plurality of thin LED strips affixed with respect to a panel of automotive glass on the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.