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An apparatus for the deployment of a visible plume to alert other motorists that a proximate motor vehicle has been involved in a collision.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7714744 | Systems and methods for generating alert signals in an airspace awareness and warning system An airspace awareness and warning system (“AAWS”) provides input to an airspace alert (“AA”) processor from at least one real-time aircraft system or sensor, a navigation system, and an airspace database containing three-dimensional delineations of defined a... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7369042 | Warning device for vehicles A vehicle warning system has an obstacle sensor for detecting approach of an obstacle to a vehicle, tactile information-generating elements for notifying a driver of the obstacle information based on information received from the obstacle sensor, and a controller fo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7312725 | Display system for operating a device with reduced out-the-window visibility A display system for a device with reduced out-the-window visibility includes a display processor that receives an image from a sensor, wherein the sensor is capable of providing a continuously updated image of an area outside the device that is obscured from view o... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7262712 | Helicopter tactile exceedance warning system A helicopter tactile accedence warning system includes a control stick and a tactile warning device attached to the control stick. A computer or micro processor and a keyboard for entering a safe temperature profile are also provided as well as a thermocouple for me... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7245231 | Collision avoidance system A method of collision avoidance. The method includes receiving a signal indicative of a potential collision of a vehicle. The method also includes generating a haptic collision alert in response to the signal. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7187274 | Vibrating device for the turn signals in motorized vehicles A cylindrical open-ended soft material having (10) a vibrating apparatus to alert drivers of functionality of turn signal by way of tactile stimulation. (12) A gripping mechanism to adhere the vibrating device for turn signals in motorized vehicles to ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7164348 | Inconspicuous tactile notification for speaking engagements With the increasing popularity of multimedia presentations at business meetings and conferences, presenters often wish to be free to move about during their presentation. Moderators at a presentation or conference can use this invention to communicate with the prese... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7132928 | Threat detection system interface A threat detection system interface that provides translates threat diction information into a tactile signal for a user to indicate the direction and distance of an identified threat relative to an object. The threat detection system interface having applications f... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7126496 | Tactile cueing system and method for aiding a helicopter pilot in making landings A tactile warning system for warning a helicopter pilot of a pre-selected altitude during a landing maneuver includes a collective control arm for control of the aircraft and a tactile warning device operatively connected to the collective control arm. The system in... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7098811 | Method and apparatus for tactile cueing of aircraft controls A method and apparatus for tactile cueing of aircraft controls (21) is disclosed. The apparatus of the present invention warns pilots of approaching limits on certain aircraft performance parameters. The most common warnings are for rotor speed exceeding a mo... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7054775 | Digitizing system and rotary table for determining 3-D geometry of an object A digitizing system and rotary table for determining the three dimensional geometry of an object is described. An apparatus includes at least one sensor that detects information describing the three-dimensional geometry of the object and provides the information to ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7032471 | Control device for controlling machines by hand or foot The invention relates to a control device for controlling machines, especially hydraulic machines, by hand or foot. The inventive device comprises an actuating element (1), especially a pedal or a control lever, which can be moved in several directions. The a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6905091 | System and method for controlling the acoustic signature of a device A system receives information regarding current flight conditions of a device such as an aircraft and determines the acoustic level of the sonic boom and/or other noise generated by the device during operation. The current acoustic level is compared to a desired lev... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6724298 | Individual discreet prompting device with remote A remotely activated sensory stimulation device comprised of a case, a tactile stimulatory means, a receiving unit, a transmitting unit and a controller. The amplitude and frequency of the tactile stimulation is adjustable to provide different prompts or to alter th... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6420965 | Vibrator In a method of controlling a vibrator, the vibrator is first driven towards a first frequency during a first interval and then is driven towards a second frequency during a second interval. In a preferred embodiment the first frequency is higher than the ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6351208 | Device for preventing detection of a traffic violation A device for preventing detection of a traffic violation comprising an ultraviolet laser emitter that interferes with the photographing of a traffic violation or the violating car by an automatic camera installed on a traffic signal. The automobile is pro... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6285279 | Information device To provide an information device that makes it possible to easily reduce the overall reaction time and makes it difficult to overlook a warning. An information device includes an external force generator for supplying external force to an operator touched... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6236306 | Tactual annunciating device for notifying vehicle or machinery status or condition An apparatus for supplying tactile signals to the user of a vehicle or other machine to indicate the operational status or condition of the vehicle or machine, or a functional part thereof. A cam undergoes rotary movement within a flexible cylindrical wal... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6169496 | Banked flight stall warning device and method A flight warning system comprises an outside temperature probe for sensing outside temperature, a gyroscope for sensing aircraft bank angle, a static transducer for sensing static pressure, and a dynamic pressure sensor for receiving total pressure from a... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6002349 | Helicopter anti-torque limit warning device A pilot warning system is disclosed for a helicopter having a main rotor rotatable about a yaw axis, a fuselage connected to the main rotor and having a tail boom with a controllable force mechanism to counter-act the torque exerted on the fuselage by rot... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5986582 | Helicopter rotor/engine warning system A two-stage alarm for a rotary wing aircraft, such as a helicopter which operates on a collective control arm. A moveable mass or weight is operatively connected to the collective control arm. The moveable weight may be of a reciprocating type or a rotor ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5774042 | Device for providing tactile indication of pedal position A device for providing a pedal operator with tactile indication that a pedal (32) has been depressed to a preselected position includes a cup-like housing (50), a ring-shaped magnet (52) mounted within the housing (50) and a displaceable member (54) provi... | 06/30/1998 |
| 4884205 | Method and apparatus for limiting adverse yaw-induced roll during engine failure in multiengine aircraft An apparatus and method for compensating for asymmetrically produced total engine thrust caused by an engine failure in a multiengine aircraft. The presence of asymmetric total thrust is detected by monitoring aircraft performance parameters, including en... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4814764 | Apparatus and method for warning of a high yaw condition in an aircraft A system for warning the pilot when the aircraft has reached a high yaw condition. A differential in pressure or angle of attack between the port and starboard sides of the aircraft is measured and converted into a measured sideslip angle. If the measured... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4713651 | Information display system An information display system comprising tactile output stimulators for providing spatial or directional information relative to an operator's egocentric coordinate system.... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4490791 | Adaptive gas turbine acceleration control An acceleration schedule, from which data is derived for use in calculating fuel flow during acceleration of a gas turbine engine, is modified each time the engine surges so as to avoid future surges.... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4484191 | Tactile signaling systems for aircraft A system for tactilely alerting an aircraft pilot that the aircraft is in an uncoordinated turn condition and for indicating to the pilot the control adjustments required to correct the turn condition. The system includes a device for sensing the turn con... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4195802 | Kinesthetic tactile display system An improved tactile control component for aircraft in which a tactile slide is positively driven through a box rack and pinion system from two oppositely disposed d.c. servo-motor assemblies. These assemblies include a relatively high RPM motor associated... | 04/01/1980 |
