Communications: electrical – External condition vehicle-mounted indicator or alarm – Highway information
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-27
2007-11-27
Lee, Benjamin C. (Department: 2612)
Communications: electrical
External condition vehicle-mounted indicator or alarm
Highway information
C340S580000, C340S581000, C340S582000, C340S583000, C340S435000, C340S463000, C340S468000, C340S471000, C340S901000, C340S905000, C340S995130, C340S962000, C701S079000, C701S300000, C701S301000, C701S302000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11367994
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus, methods, system and devices for monitoring road surface temperature to detect hazardous road surface conditions. An indicator provides the sensed road surface temperature and hazardous road condition warning to a driver while a tail light interface automatically produce a tail light signal to warn drivers traveling behind the vehicle when a hazardous condition is detected. In an embodiment, the system includes a vehicle engine retardation system interfaced with the hazardous road condition warning system. When the retardation system is in use and hazardous road surface conditions are detected the controller automatically produces the brake light signal unless a tail light control switch is used to manually deactivating the automatic tail light flashing signal when the vehicle is traveling in a state that does not allow alternative control of the brake lights.
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Chinn Gregory F.
Laughead Michael
Toman John
Law Offices of Brian S. Steinberger , P.A.
Lee Benjamin C.
Overland Safety Technologies Corporation
Pham Lam
Steinberger Brian S.
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