# US 2024/0201304 A1 · Vehicle and deployable location marking system

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- Number: US 2024/0201304 A1
- Document ID: US20240201304A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/084,678
- Filed: 2022-12-20
- Published: 2024-06-20
- Earliest claimed: 2022-12-20
- Inventors: Ramon Ledgister, II
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240201304A1

## CPC

- B60L 53/35: Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles
- G01S 1/0423: {Mounting or deployment thereof}
- B60L 1/00: Supplying electric power to auxiliary equipment of vehicles (circuit arrangements for charging batteries H02J7/00)
- B60L 53/36: by positioning the vehicle
- B60Q 1/2615: {mounted on the vehicle body, e.g. with magnets}
- B60Q 7/00: Arrangement or adaptation of portable emergency signal devices on vehicles
- G01S 5/0231: {Emergency, distress or locator beacons}
- B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
- G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- B60Q: ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL

## Abstract

A vehicle and deployable location marking system for deploying from a vehicle includes a vehicle including an exterior frame and an undercarriage. A power source is mounted on the vehicle and an electromagnet is coupled to the undercarriage of the vehicle and is electrically coupled to the power source. A switch is electrically coupled to the electromagnet and is mounted on the steering wheel, wherein the switch turns on or off a magnetized condition the electromagnet. A beacon for marking a location is releasably coupled to the electromagnet and releases from the electromagnet when actuated by the switch to a demagnetized condition.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A vehicle and deployable location marking system comprising:
a vehicle including an exterior frame and an undercarriage;
a power source being mounted on the vehicle;
an electromagnet being coupled to said undercarriage of said vehicle and being electrically coupled to said power source;
a switch being electrically coupled to said electromagnet and being mounted on a steering wheel, wherein said switch turns on or off a magnetized condition said electromagnet; and
a beacon for marking a location being releasably coupled to said electromagnet and releasing from said electromagnet when actuated by said switch to a demagnetized condition.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The vehicle and deployable location marking system of claim 1, wherein said power source comprises a battery.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The vehicle and deployable location marking system of claim 1, wherein said electromagnet has a transmitter coil.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The vehicle and deployable location marking system of claim 1, wherein said beacon includes a housing including a top wall, a bottom wall, and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending between said top and bottom walls, said housing enclosing an interior space.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The vehicle and deployable location marking system of claim 4, further including a plurality of stabilizers being coupled to said perimeter wall and being configured to horizontally stabilize said housing, each stabilizer comprising a horizontally orientated L-shaped panel.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The vehicle and deployable location marking system of claim 5, further including a magnetically active plate being coupled to said top wall of said housing and being releasably engaged with said electromagnet.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The vehicle and deployable location marking system of claim 6, further including a power supply being positioned within said interior space of said housing, said power supply comprising a rechargeable battery.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The vehicle and deployable location marking system of claim 7, further including a control circuit being electrically coupled to said power supply, said control circuit being positioned within said interior space of said housing.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The vehicle and deployable location marking system of claim 8, further including a transceiver being electrically coupled to said control circuit and being configured for wirelessly transmitting a geographic position of said housing.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The vehicle and deployable location marking system of claim 9, further including a magnetic sensor being coupled to said housing and actuating said beacon when released from said electromagnet, said magnetic sensor being electrically coupled to said control circuit.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The vehicle and deployable location marking system of claim 10, further including a plurality of light emitters being electrically coupled to said control circuit and emitting light when actuated, said light emitters being coupled to said top wall of said housing, said light emitters being positioned adjacent to said magnetically active plate, each light emitter of said plurality of light emitters comprising a light emitting diode.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The vehicle and deployable location marking system of claim 11, further including a speaker being electrically coupled to said control circuit and emitting an audible alarm when actuated, said speaker being positioned on said top wall of said housing.

### Claim 13

A vehicle and deployable location marking system comprising:
a vehicle including an exterior frame and an undercarriage;
a power source being mounted on the vehicle, said power source comprising a battery;
an electromagnet being coupled to said undercarriage of said vehicle and being electrically coupled to said power source, said electromagnet having a transmitter coil;
a switch being electrically coupled to said electromagnet and being mounted on a steering wheel, wherein said switch turns on or off a magnetized condition said electromagnet;
a beacon for marking a location being releasably coupled to said electromagnet and releasing from said electromagnet when actuated by said switch to a demagnetized condition, said beacon including:
a housing including a top wall, a bottom wall, and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending between said top and bottom walls, said housing enclosing an interior space;
a plurality of stabilizers being coupled to said perimeter wall and being configured to horizontally stabilize said housing, each stabilizer comprising a horizontally orientated L-shaped panel;
a magnetically active plate being coupled to said top wall of said housing and being releasably engaged with said electromagnet;
a power supply being positioned within said interior space of said housing, said power supply comprising a rechargeable battery;
a control circuit being electrically coupled to said power supply, said control circuit being positioned within said interior space of said housing;
a transceiver being electrically coupled to said control circuit and being configured for wirelessly transmitting a geographic position of said housing;
a magnetic sensor being coupled to said housing and actuating said beacon when released from said electromagnet, said magnetic sensor being electrically coupled to said control circuit;
a plurality of light emitters being electrically coupled to said control circuit and emitting light when actuated, said light emitters being coupled to said top wall of said housing, said light emitters being positioned adjacent to said magnetically active plate, each light emitter of said plurality of light emitters comprising a light emitting diode; and
a speaker being electrically coupled to said control circuit and emitting an audible alarm when actuated, said speaker being positioned on said top wall of said housing.