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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8217778 | Brake light switch for engine brake systems Brake light circuits for use with engine brakes for both positive switch and negative switch brake light circuits. The brake light circuits for the engine brakes do not function until the engine brake solenoids are energized. This ensures that only true brake indica... | 07/10/2012 |
| 8125327 | Method for increasing vehicle brake/safety/hazard light visibility Vehicle brake lights, hazard lights, bicycle lights, and safety lights for pedestrians, walkers, and runners. The human eye perceives light differently depending on its frequency (or wavelength) relative to the condition or degree of ambient lighting. Moreover, the ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8009031 | Motorcycle safety brake and running light for a jacket or vest A traffic signaling device system for motorcyclists comprising a safety brake and running light assembly (34) mounted to a motorcycle jacket (88). The safety brake light has an L.E.D. housing (22) supported by an outboard support member (20 | 08/30/2011 |
| 7982594 | Automotive brake lighting A method and an apparatus are provided for controllably illuminating automotive brake lights. In one embodiment, an automotive brake lighting system comprises a brake light including first and second light sources, a sensor to sense a level of an operating condition... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7932820 | High visibility safety helmet system A safety helmet system for motorcycle and bicycle riders includes a lightweight impact resistant helmet having an on/off switch. A power supply lights an electroluminescent strip surrounding the outer periphery of the helmet, signaling at eye level the presence of t... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7893823 | Sequential brake light system A sequential brake light system for road vehicles has a brake light array of plural lights in a linear, concentric or radial series. A master and slave controllers are connected to the array for lighting the lights in sequence and repeatedly at a rate that is propor... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7834752 | Brake-actuated message device A brake-actuated message device. An illustrative embodiment of the brake-actuated message device includes a device casing having a front panel, a plurality of lights carried by the front panel, a message panel carried by the front panel generally adjacent to the plu... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7817028 | System and method for driving LED vehicle lights A system and method for driving LED vehicle lights is provided, for diving an LED taillight and brake light, an LED reversing light and an LED direction indicator. The system and method uses direction indicator controller to receive the direction indicator enabling ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7782185 | Progressive brake light apparatus The progressive brake light apparatus sequentially lights three separate brake lights via hydraulic pressure sensing of the brake system between the master cylinder and the rear brakes. The apparatus provides a brake light assembly with the three distinctly differen... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7768385 | Vehicle brake lighting system A system includes lights coupled to a vehicle power supply source. One light is located at the vehicle's rear window. Remaining lights are independently and simultaneously operable with the one light. A mechanism is included for determining whether the vehicle is pa... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7755474 | Automotive brake lighting A method and an apparatus are provided for controllably illuminating automotive brake lights. In one embodiment, an automotive brake lighting system comprises a brake light including first and second light sources, a sensor to sense a level of an operating condition... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7755475 | Device for brake light control A device for controlling the brake lights in a motor vehicle having a brake system, designed to be operated by outside forces, is described. The device includes a control device for actuating the brakes of the vehicle in such a manner that an automatic braking opera... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7710254 | Automatic brake light safety system An integrated progressive brake light system for vehicles in which different sequences of brake lights are illuminated dependent on operator activation input. The brake light system uses a progressive multiple selective illumination in which additional central orien... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7696865 | Electronic message board for vehicles and associated method An electronic message board includes a housing removably affixed to an interior surface of a selected window of a vehicle. Such housing is visible to another driver during driving conditions and includes a back wall with front and rear planar surfaces respectively a... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7688194 | Secondary electric circuit system and method A secondary brake light illumination circuit useful for storing excess power applied to a primary vehicle brake light illumination circuit during activation thereof and subsequently selectively discharging stored power to secondary illumination devices to provide a ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7649448 | Stop lamp lighting controller The invention provides a stop lamp lighting controller able to improve durability of a relay while unnecessary automatic turning on and off are avoided. A stop lamp is lit through a main line at a gentle braking time. At a sudden braking time, the stop lamp is switc... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7639126 | Apparatus for lighting brake lamp for vehicle using non-contactless switch The present invention provides an apparatus for lighting a brake lamp for a vehicle. The apparatus includes a brake pedal arm including a brake pedal at one end thereof, a pedal arm stop bracket integrally formed on the brake pedal arm at the upper side of the brake... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7573378 | Brake light system for vehicle A vehicle brake light system includes a plurality of lighting units arranged in a horizontally and vertically spaced apart relation on the rear of a vehicle. Horizontally spaced apart lighting units which are lower in position have a greater distance between their c... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7525418 | Segmented brake light A segmented brake light has a detecting module mounted in a vehicle near a brake pedal, a driving module connected to the detecting module and multiple light modules controlled by the driving module. The detecting module detects the pressures on the brake pedal to o... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7477141 | Modulated vehicle safety light system A system, method and apparatus for modulated control of a vehicle lighting systems is useful for brake lights and/or running lights in a motor vehicle. Various vehicle operating parameters are monitored to determine an appropriate modulation control mode for the veh... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7429121 | Automobile multifunction auxiliary lamp An automobile auxiliary lamp includes a lamp and a connector. The connector is installed at a proper location of an automobile and connected with the terminals of related control devices of the automobile for receiving electricity supplied by the automobile, and the... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7400238 | Brake light system A lightweight utility vehicle brake lighting system comprising a brake pedal position sensor, a controller and a brake light circuit. The brake pedal position sensor senses the position, e.g., amount of depression, of a vehicle brake pedal. The controller of interpr... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400237 | Signaling system for use in a vehicle to provide a signal indicative of a change in a vehicle speed The present invention relates to an advanced warning system operable to provide a more precise indicator to the operator of a following vehicle as to the changes in vehicle speed of the leading vehicle. The present invention utilizes an indicator signal and/or an ac... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397349 | System for automatic activation and cancellation of hazard lights on a vehicle A vehicle lighting control system for a school bus allows automatic activation of hazard mode operation of the vehicle's signaling lights in response to activation of other warning lights. Deactivation follows upon the vehicle exceeding a predetermined maximum speed... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394351 | Display assembly with horn configuration for vehicle A signal assembly mountable to an exterior of a vehicle is configured with a light-generating unit operable to emit a visually perceptible signal, and with a sound-generating unit operable to generate a sound signal. The light and sound generating units are coupled ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7388477 | Chain collision prevention Chain Collision Prevention (CCP) includes systems, devices, apparatus for preventing chain collisions and chain reaction crashes, in vehicle columns. A vehicle-installed deceleration indicator and immediately relays and sequentially transmits Closing Alert signals u... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7375618 | Speed control system for automatic stopping or deceleration of vehicle A speed control system employing a remote control system in which a vehicle is provided with a vehicle engine disabling/brake activating device or a vehicle speed control device capable of receiving a signal to immediately stop the vehicle or decelerate the speed of... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370991 | Voice-controlled surgical lighting assembly The assembly includes a strap adaptable to a variety of positions. Such a strap is placed directly about the user's head. A light-emitting source spaced from the strap includes a power supply source electrically coupled to the light-emitting assembly. Such a power s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365641 | Vehicle proximity alerting system and method A vehicle proximity alerting system and method is provided. The system includes: a sensor unit having a plurality of sensors for measuring distances from other vehicles; a system controlling unit for receiving measurement signals from the sensors, calculating distan... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7352278 | Vehicle hazard warning lights A vehicle hazard warning system and method are provided wherein a center high mounted rear stop light (“CHMSL”) is connected to the vehicle's 4-way emergency flasher circuit so that it flashes simultaneously with at least the vehicle's rear turn signal lights, a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347597 | Safety light bar with a light fixture assembly A full functioning safety light bar and signal assembly for attachment to a vehicle hitch has a light system that uses a wiring harness assembly having one or more of the following lights: driving, brake/signal, flasher/emergency, reverse, marker, strobe, fog or ill... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347596 | Bicycle light attachment assembly A bicycle light attachment assembly includes a bracket, a lamp and a clamping member. The lamp is coupled to the bracket and the clamping member is pivotally coupled to the bracket. The clamping member and the bracket are arranged to clamp onto a brake mechanism sup... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7336159 | System, method and device for retrofitting tractor-trailer communications systems An improved tractor-trailer communications and tracking system retrofitting assembly, comprising an insulated wire, a flexible wire sleeve, a sealed fuse box, a male connector and a female connector is disclosed. The insulated wire has a length sufficient to at leas... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330103 | Vehicle collision avoidance system enhancement using in-car air bag deployment system Peer-to-peer communications between vehicles providing warning of a collision or near-collision event and/or collision avoidance is controlled by otherwise underutilized air bag deployment processors in respective vehicles. Direction of reception of warning signals ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330106 | Severe and controlled braking alert signaling apparatus for vehicles An inertia controlled deceleration signal apparatus for use in a leading automobile vehicle, which apparatus is in addition to the standard brake signal light and transmits a warning light to a following automobile vehicle upon braking, and operates to initiate a wa... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7321301 | Wireless children's safety light in a security system A safety light is activated by a wireless signal from a control panel in a home security system is response to detection of a fire by the system. The safety light alerts rescuers of rooms in a home in which children may be located. The light may be window, door or w... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7315036 | Multifunction multi-spectrum signalling device A multifunction multi-spectrum signalling device comprising at least one source of electromagnetic radiation such as an LED which emits radiation according to predefined or programmable user selectable instruction sets is disclosed. Reversal of the polarity of the d... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7307518 | Multi-level brake light indicator for vehicles A vehicle safety lighting system includes a panel including light-emitting sources housed therein that are arranged in isolated series equidistantly juxtaposed along the panel. One light-emitting source series is continuously active during non-braking conditions. A ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303319 | Headlight lens for a motor vehicle headlight The present invention relates to a headlight lens for a vehicle headlight having a light source, in particular for a motor vehicle headlight, as well as a vehicle headlight, in particular a motor vehicle headlight, having a light source and a headlight lens. The hea... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303302 | Electrical power system for crash helmets An electrical power system for crash helmets is described, including a distribution system configured to supply electrical power to a helmet system, a power source configured to supply power to the helmet system over the distribution system, the power source located... | 12/04/2007 |
