Tactile warning panel apparatus with smart technology
AssigneeBrandbumps, LLC
InventorsChristopher Gary Henshue, Gary LaVerne Henshue, James Cyrus Rice
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Abstract
Multipurpose tactile warning panels for use in pedestrian walkways, and in particular tactile warning panels that are designed and built with multifunction/multipurpose capabilities that serve the visually impaired and enable the deployment of smart city technology by integrating tactile warning systems and subsurface enclosures that can withstand pressures of five (5) tons up to and exceeding sixty (60) tons and incorporate small cells, beacons, sensors, Fog Computing, electric energy generation, rechargeable power supplies, wireless M2M communication and a plethora of other smart city technologies.
Claims13
A system for placement into or near a roadway comprising:
- a surface load-bearing panel system with a minimum load limit of five tons;
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- one or more subsurface enclosures
- having therein one or more internal fans, heat dissipation elements, or cooling elements and one or more transmitters, sensors, receivers, electronic equipment, antenna or batteries;
- said subsurface enclosure comprising one or more active or passive air vents operably linked via a conduit to an external at ground inlet grate vent, above ground pedestal, light pole, or traffic signal pole.
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