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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4532511 | Automatic vehicle identification system and method An automatic vehicle identification system for use in identifying and routing vehicles, such as railway cars or other vehicles which routinely travel a given track or path. A passive electronic device or electrical circuit is employed to intersect an ener... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4529982 | Vehicle locating system Location-representative signals are communicated to vehicles (12, 14, 16) by modifying existing traffic detector stations of the type utilizing an inductive coil (20) embedded in the roadway (22). Circuitry (44-52) is provided for generating a carrier sig... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4491840 | Intervehicle distance control system for vehicles An intervehicle distance control system for a vehicle which, when there exists a possibility of collision between the vehicle and an interfering object ahead thereof, generates a control signal and imparts to a vehicle accelerator member an operation reac... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4481516 | Low visibility runway monitor A runway collision avoidance system having warning devices is provided for the safety of aircraft taxiing, taking off, and landing. The system is capable of detecting ground traffic and obstacles including aircraft, maintenance vehicles and wildlife that ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4438429 | Emergency signal transceiver for disabled car An emergency signal transceiver for a disabled vehicle for generating a repetitive pulse signal, digital apparatus for producing a pulse signal from such a received repetitive pulse signal for actuating buzzer and light alarm displays, apparatus for alter... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4433325 | Optical vehicle detection system An optical vehicle detection system comprising camera means for catching the image of a vehicle running in a selected roadway lane to generate an output video signal, inquiring means for inquiring if the output video signal includes a predetermined shadow... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4430636 | Loop detector for traffic signal control A circuit used in a traffic control apparatus for detecting changes in the frequency of an oscillator which has an inductive loop-sensor as a resonating element. The circuit comprises a phase-locked loop oscillator with restricted tuning range and a high ... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4383239 | Detector for detecting the passage of heavy objects on a roadway A detector for detecting the passage of heavy objects on a roadway, wherein the detector is an elongate strip in the form of nested channel-section members, said members comprising, from the outside towards the inside a first channel section bar (1) made of a ... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4374299 | Triboelectric transducer cable Two embodiments of a triboelectric transducer cable for generating a signal in response to movement or deformation of the cable each include multiple insulated central conductors, a semi-conductive wrapping separately surrounding each of the insulated cen... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4370718 | Responsive traffic light control system and method based on conservation of aggregate momentum A system to improve traffic flow on all types of interconnected roadways, which reduces fuel consumption, emissions and trip times, is based on adaptive control of traffic signal timing. The parameters used to exercise this control are generated by sensin... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4364043 | Efficient object identification system A system for the remote identification of objects using near-field electromagnetic coupling between an interrogator a transponder and a receiver in which a reply carrier at a subharmonic of the interrogation frequency is obtained by regulating, with minim... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4360795 | Detection means An apparatus for determining the time of the closest point of approach of a taxiing aircraft comprising a microphone means for producing an input signal in response to the sound energy of a taxiing jet. A low pass filter is provided to receive the input s... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4358749 | Object detection In a vehicle detector installation employing an inductive sensing loop that is a frequency determining element of an oscillator, the oscillator is provided with a voltage controlled capacitor as another frequency determining element and is made the voltag... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4353054 | Stop sign watcher, a device for monitoring vehicles at full stop sign intersections A STOP SIGN monitoring device; containing a counter, audible alarm and switching provisions for photographic equipment. An electrical pulse is generated whenever a vehicle fails to make a defined "FULL STOP" at roadway intersections where FULL STOP SIGNS ... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4352086 | Method and a circuit arrangement for modifying control information in a traffic signal system, particularly a street traffic signal system A method and a circuit arrangement for modifying central control information commands forming signal programs in traffic signal systems in particular street traffic signal systems, the central control information commands being output from a central stati... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4317117 | Cross correlated doppler radar/infra red velocity and presence sensor A doppler radar and infra red sensor focused by common means onto a region, will, with appropriate cross correlation, provide improved velocity and presence sensing in a complex uncontrolled environment. The illustrative overhead, roadside traffic sensor ... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4315242 | Device for determining the moment when competitors in a race are passing the finishing line Each competitor in a race is provided with a transmitter. At the finishing line, two receiving antennae (10,11) are mounted which, when the finishing line is passed, are responsive to the field of the corresponding transmitter and permit an accurate deter... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4307859 | Automatic message announcement system An automatic message announcement system for trains in the railroad station premises, including a train tracking circuit which tracks the location of approaching train, a trains information memory which stores information concerning each train, an edition... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4271512 | Information collection and storage system with memory test circuit An information recording system having an electrical circuit for counting serially occurring pulses, the number of which is indicative of certain information, a memory storage unit adapted to be removably plugged into said circuit for connection thereto a... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4229726 | Portable electronic traffic event recorder Apparatus for recording traffic events occurring at a variety of vehicular traffic passageways, such apparatus including a portable housing unit having a keyboard presenting a predetermined pattern of pushbutton switches. A plurality of interchangeable di... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4219878 | Speed measuring device A special accessory for traffic radar devices includes two operating routines. These routines are to be used with a programmable microprocessor which comprises a portion of the traffic radar device. The routines are designated as a stopwatch routine and a... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4219802 | Scanning barrier for the discrimination and counting of objects and more specifically of vehicles in transit through a laminar barrage of electromagnetic microwaves A scanning barrier which can detect and discriminate objects which are within the scanned area. A transmitter on one side of the scanned area transmits a laminar barrage of electromagnetic microwaves across the scanned area. The laminar barrage of electro... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4209783 | Object identification system A transmitting/receiving antenna radiates a sweep frequency signal as an interrogation signal to an answer device. The answer device includes a plurality of resonators which are connected in parallel and have different resonance frequencies and answer ant... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4192394 | Alarm system for platform scale To prevent inaccurate weighing on a platform scale in the event that a driver of a motor vehicle has purposefully or inadvertently positioned his vehicle with one or more of the vehicle wheels located off of the weighing platform, the platform scale is pr... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4182989 | System for establishing a communication link between a ground station and each of vehicle drivers within a limited communication area a system for establishing a communication link between a ground station and each of vehicle drivers, wherein information is transferred in a compressed manner with respect to time while a vehicle moves within a limited communication area defined over a ro... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4126856 | Scales annunciator An annunciator to indicate the presence of a truck on a weighing platform to a weigh station operator is disclosed. The apparatus includes a presence sensor operable in response to the weight of the truck on the scales. The sensor provides a signal to a d... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4068211 | Vehicle identification system having error detection means Vehicle identification system comprising a carrier period detector in which, to increase the accuracy of identification signals received, the identification signal is rejected and a new identification signal is requested whenever one period is absent from... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4064501 | Control system By this invention a system for controlling the servicing of customers arriving in a vehicle at a service area is provided, in which system the arrival of the vehicle, the supplying of the services and the departure of the vehicle is monitored. The system ... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4025791 | Object identification system A transponder/interrogator system for remotely identifying objects. The interrogator emits infrared pulses to activate and remotely clock the transponder. Upon such activation, the transponder emits in synchronism with the interrogator pulse a unique code... | 05/24/1977 |
| 3978321 | Portable hand-carried automobile counting device A portable hand-carried battery-operated electronic automobile counting device designed for counting automobiles entering a paid parking area as a check on attendant's collection of parking fees. The devices will normally be stored when not in use in the ... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3964063 | Traffic-surveillance system A traffic-surveillance system comprises a radar equipment coupled to a transmitter/receiver antenna. This antenna is formed by a transmission line including an elongate hollow conductor with leakage losses, such as a slotted coaxial cable or waveguide, pr... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3958781 | Train vehicle protection apparatus including signal block occupancy determination There is disclosed a train vehicle protection apparatus including the determination of train vehicle occupancy of a track circuit signal block, wherein a frequency tone speed code signal is provided to the signal block for controlling the train vehicle sp... | 05/25/1976 |
