| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 340467000 | Acceleration or deceleration | 31 |
| 20080218327 | CAR SPEED ALARM SYSTEM - A car speed alarm system is installed in a vehicle and has a modulation module and a demodulation module. The modulation module sends a car speed signal to cars behind when the car is decelerating. The cars behind use their demodulation module to read the transmitted car speed signal and notify their drivers, so that the drivers know how and when to reduce their speeds. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080309477 | Action driving signals - The action driver signals consists of a breaking strip of lights that is expanding is size, which by pressing the break pedal is actuated correspondingly to the amount of the breaking force, and an accelerating strip of lights that is actuated correspondingly to the amount of the applied pressure on the accelerator pedal. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080309478 | 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 proportional to a deceleration of the vehicle upon braking. A speed sensor senses the instantaneous vehicle speed and deactivates the master controller if the speed is below a threshold value so that the array is not powered in stop-and-go traffic. A brake position sensor senses a position of the vehicle brake pedal and an accelerometer measures deceleration of the vehicle, so that the master controller receives signals corresponding to the instantaneous speed of the vehicle, a signal corresponding to the position of the brake pedal and a signal corresponding to the deceleration of the road vehicle for properly warning a trailing drive of the braking condition of the road vehicle. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090045932 | Motor Vehicle Comprising a Warning Device - A motor vehicle has a warning device for drivers of vehicles traveling behind in situations with strong braking deceleration. This warning device exhibits a warning signal transmitter, preferably formed by flashing indicators, a sensor for sensing the situation with strong braking deceleration and which is formed by the sensor for sensing an emergency braking situation of a braking assistance device, and a control unit for controlling the warning device, which is preferably embodied with the control device for controlling the braking assistance device as a common control unit, in particular in a common housing. This warning device proves very robust, very secure, and reliable in its operation. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090128318 | Vehicle Deceleration Controller - An object of the present invention is to reliably carry out warning braking in a situation where the warning braking is needed and a crew can recognize the warning braking, and prevent the crew from feeling an unnatural sensation due to the warning braking in a situation where the warning braking is needed but the crew cannot effectively recognize the warning braking. If an obstacle is present ahead of the vehicle, the driver does not carry out brake operation, the driver is looking aside, and the vehicle may collide with the obstacle, the maximum target deceleration Gbt | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090212935 | Anti-collision Emergency Braking System - An anti-collision emergency braking system enables emergency information transferring from leading vehicle to trailing vehicle and enables emergency automatic braking. It comprises a central commanding element which takes input from a number of sensing elements and gives commands to other acting elements: a receiver which receives emergency signals from the leading vehicle, a transmitter which sends out emergency signals toward the trailing vehicle, an accelerometer which senses the acceleration extents of the present vehicle, an automatic braking element which applies certain amount of braking power after receiving the commands from the central commanding element, and one or more warning elements. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090251306 | Vehicle deceleration warning device - A vehicle deceleration warning device is adapted for installation on a vehicle having an accelerator mechanism, and includes a detecting unit, a warning unit and a control unit. The detecting unit is adapted to for detecting driver operation of the accelerator mechanism, and is configured to output a first signal when a vehicle driver manipulates the accelerator mechanism and to output a second signal when the vehicle driver releases the accelerator mechanism. The warning unit is adapted to be mounted on the vehicle and is operable so as to generate a warning output. The control unit is coupled to the detecting unit and the warning unit, responds to the first signal from the detecting unit by deactivating the warning unit, and responds to the second signal from the detecting unit by controlling the warning unit to generate the warning output. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090261963 | Vehicle Deceleration Warning System - A vehicle deceleration warning system for efficiently warning following vehicles of a decelerating or slow moving leading vehicle. The vehicle deceleration warning system generally includes an accelerometer, a control unit electrically connected to the accelerometer, a brake light relay electrically connected to the control unit and at least one brake light electrically connected to the brake light relay. The control unit activates the brake light relay to illuminate the at least one brake light depending upon a measurement taken by the accelerometer. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090278678 | Braking and Acceleration Psychomotor Indicator of Vehicles - The invention can be used to increase the comfort and safety of road traffic by using a more appropriate notification of braking and acceleration of transport vehicles. According to the invention, the indicator includes an acceleration speed (a kick) sensor, a switch and one or more groups of sources of electric light. During the braking, the kick sensor emits a signal to the switch in order to switch the braking indication lamps so as to create a visual effect of lights running in all directions; the more intense braking is, and the more marked is this visual effect. In this manner, it is possible to imitate the increase of visible (angular) dimensions of transport vehicles, which are perceived very quickly by a human eye. In a similar way, during the acceleration of the transport vehicle the acceleration indication lights are switched so as to create an effect of lights approaching each other. The device is autonomous, does not require any connection to the systems of the transport vehicle and can be mounted in any transport vehicle thanks to its independent case, universal fixings and its own electric supply. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100085180 | Deceleration Brake Light System - The purpose of the invention is to improve and upgrade the existing automobile brake system. Currently, when a motorist pushes the foot brake in the car to decelerate a Light Emitting Diode (LED) indicator mounted on the trunk and in the rear windows of a vehicle lights up to indicate slowing down and stopping. In most vehicle LED systems, the distinction between a deceleration, hard braking, and a stop cannot be indicated or differentiated. The goal of the invention is to create a braking indication system that will demonstrate how fast a car is decelerating with LED arranged in a fashion to turn on proportional to the amount of pressure applied to the brake. Once pressure is applied, the brakes are applied and the brake light will let the vehicle behind know how quickly the vehicle is slowing down by showing an approximation using the LED display. Therefore if a driver is to lightly tap on his brakes, the brake indicator will light a small amount of LED to symbolize slowing down but not stopping. Adversely, if a driver “slams on the brakes,” an additional complete row of brake lights will illuminate to indicate you need to brake hard or consider an evasive action to avoid collision. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100102946 | Way of Controlling Vehicle Brake Lights and a Control Circuit Designed to Realize this Control - The embodiments of the invention are directed to a method and apparatus to generate pulsing lights where parameters such as frequency, degree of brightness, and the number of pulses vary depending on the duration of the brake pedal application, the time interval between consecutive brake applications, and the deceleration rate of the vehicle, as well as optionally its distance from other vehicles. The brake light control system incorporates a microprocessor having multiple inputs, including a brake pedal sensor, and its output connected via an amplifying circuit to the lights. Other inputs of the microprocessor include a deceleration sensor, a distance sensor, and an optional manual pushbutton or switch located within the driver's reach. The lights controlled by the system may include brake lights, emergency lights, or additional lights shaped into a warning triangle. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100117818 | SPEED-REDUCTION ALERT DEVICE - A speed-reduction alert device comprises a speed-reduction alert unit installed below a gas pedal for detecting swinging operation of the gas pedal so as to transfer a swing signal outwards; a computer main frame connected to the speed-reduction alert unit for receiving the swinging signals and controlling the flash frequencies, flash periods and change of signals of a brake light in a first car to show a deceleration of the first car to a driver of a second car so that the driver of the second car will alert the deceleration of the first car. When the gas pedal is pressed downwards for acceleration, the computer main frame will determine that it is an accelerating signal and the brake light is not actuated; and when the gas pedal is released to move upwards for deceleration, the computer main frame will determine that it is a deceleration signal. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100265057 | ATTENTIVE DEVICE APPLIED TO VEHICLES - An attentive device applied to vehicles includes a controlling mechanism and a display panel connected thereto. Wherein, the display panel is disposed on a body of the vehicle and includes LEDs. Further, the LEDs are divided into at least two effect zones that are thence connected to the controlling mechanism. Either of the effect zones is arranged for a performance of a particular symbol, so that the LEDs in one of the effect zone would shine for exposing the symbol and preferably those in the other effect zone would extinguish or flash in case that a command is generated and transmitted by the controlling mechanism, which gives the latter drivers and passersby an impressive warning effect and efficiently promotes the driving safety by increasing the identification regarding to the status of the front driver. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110012725 | Brake light flashing device - The brake light flashing device includes an RPM sensing/setting device that monitors the RPMs of an engine to determine whether an accelerator pedal has been released in anticipation of depression of a brake pedal. The RPM sensing/setting device is in turn wired to an in-line fuse, and a flashing device, which flashes an after-market brake light as well as pre-existing brake lights. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110043356 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENERGIZING VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHTS - The present invention provides system, method and apparatus for energizing one or more brake lights on a vehicle without an operator of the vehicle applying a brake of the vehicle by determining an acceleration of the vehicle, energizing the brake lights on the vehicle whenever the acceleration of the vehicle equals or exceeds a braking threshold, and deenergizing the brake lights on the vehicle whenever: (a) the brake lights are energized, (b) the acceleration of the vehicle is less than the braking threshold, (c) a specified period of time has elapsed since the brake lights were energized, and (d) the operator is not applying the brake of the vehicle. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110063100 | Truck Safety Device - A braking indication system for illuminating the brake lamps on a vehicle having an engine braking device is disclosed. The vehicle may be slowed or stopped using either the brake pedal or the engine braking device. A first electrical conduction path is established between the vehicle power source and the brake lamps when the brake pedal is pressed. A second electrical conduction path is established between the vehicle power source and the brake lamps when the engine braking device is active. Thus, the brake lamps are illuminated when either the brake pedal or the engine braking device is used to slow the vehicle. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110267187 | SPORTS INSIGNIA BRAKELIGHT - The present invention includes an illuminated sports insignia for a vehicle comprising: a sports insignia; a body portion, where said body portion is behind the sports insignia; a bulb within the body portion; and a plug extending from the body portion, where said plug provides a means to connect to a trailer hitch receptacle. In one particular embodiment, the illuminated sports insignia includes an oval shape. Alternatively, the illuminated sports insignia may include a rectangular, a square or an octagon shape. The illuminated sports insignia may be synced with the brake lights of the vehicle. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120218098 | DECELERATION RATE INDICATOR APPARATUS - An apparatus for providing deceleration rate information of a user operating a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes a unit including an accelerometer, a processor, and a lighting mechanism. The processor receives from the accelerometer deceleration info of the vehicle and variably adjusts at least one aspect of the lighting mechanism, thereby quantitatively signaling the deceleration rate to a driver of a following vehicle. The unit may be mounted on an article of clothing, a bag, or the vehicle itself. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20130076505 | VEHICLE STOPPING AND MOVEMENT WARNING SENSOR - A sensor for actuating a vehicle warning signal includes a housing, a magnetically activated switch on an outside surface of the housing, and an electrical connection connecting the switch to a warning signaling device. The housing includes a cavity, at least one spring inside the cavity, and a moveable magnetic weight element adjacent the spring. In a first condition the weight element is located in a first resting, non-activating position remote from said switch, and in a second condition, during a deceleration of the vehicle, the weight element moves to compress the spring so that the weight element moves from the first position to a second activating position proximate the switch so that the switch is closed by magnetic interaction with the weight element, the closing of the switch causing the warning signaling device to be activated to provide a warning to following vehicles. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130141231 | VEHICLE REGENERATIVE DECELERATION ACTUATOR AND INDICATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - An indicator system for regenerative slowing of a hybrid or electric vehicle includes at least one regenerative-only deceleration indicator positioned on the rear of a vehicle in addition to the conventional vehicle brake lights, a vehicle deceleration monitor configured to monitor deceleration of the vehicle and produce a control output signal if deceleration exceeds a predetermined level, a vehicle braking module configured to detect application of the conventional vehicle brakes, and an indicator control module configured to actuate the regen-only deceleration indicator when a vehicle deceleration output signal exceeding the predetermined level is received and the conventional vehicle brakes are not applied. An independent driver-operated regen mode switch may provide for driver-initiated regen slowing independent of the conventional vehicle brakes or gears, with the regen-only deceleration indicator being on when regen mode is initiated by the driver without application of the friction brakes, and the predetermined deceleration level is exceeded. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130214921 | VEHICLE HAVING AN ELECTRIC DRIVE - A vehicle having an electric drive and having a sound transducer is provided. The vehicle has a sound generator for substantially simultaneously emitting a first noise having increasing frequency and decreasing loudness, a second noise having increasing frequency and increasing loudness, and at least a third noise having increasing frequency by means of the sound transducer, in particular during increasing rotational speed of the electric drive. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130249685 | ABSOLUTE ACCELERATION SENSOR FOR USE WITHIN MOVING VEHICLES - A method of and system for detecting absolute acceleration along various axes relative to a desired movement vector while moving relative to a gravity source includes steps of determining a vertical acceleration, perpendicular to the desired movement vector and substantially anti-parallel to a gravitational acceleration due to the gravity source; determining a longitudinal acceleration, parallel to the desired movement vector and to output at vertical acceleration signal and a longitudinal acceleration signal; determining an inclination of the desired movement vector relative to the gravitational acceleration; and processing the vertical acceleration signal, the longitudinal acceleration signal, and the inclination signal to produce an absolute vertical acceleration signal and an absolute longitudinal acceleration signal. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20140002259 | AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE LIGHT WITH GRADUATED DISPLAY | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140070938 | VEHICLE STOPPING AND MOVEMENT WARNING SENSOR - A sensor for actuating a vehicle warning signal includes a housing, a magnetically activated switch on an outside surface of the housing, and a wireless connection connecting the switch to a warning signaling device. The housing includes a cavity, at least one spring inside the cavity, and a moveable magnetic weight element adjacent the spring. In a first condition the weight element is located in a first resting, non-activating position remote from said switch, and in a second condition, during a deceleration of the vehicle, the weight element moves to compress the spring so that the weight element moves from the first position to a second activating position proximate the switch so that the switch is closed by magnetic interaction with the weight element, the closing of the switch causing the warning signaling device to be activated to provide a warning to following vehicles. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140145842 | VEHICLE ACCELERATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING LIGHTS - An acceleration communication system may communicate acceleration information about a transportation apparatus to one or more persons. A lighting system may be attached to the transportation apparatus. An acceleration detector may detect the direction of lateral acceleration of the transportation apparatus. A light controller may cause the lighting system to illuminate in a manner that indicates the direction of the lateral acceleration detected by the acceleration detector. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20150009026 | METHOD FOR ACTUATING A BRAKE LIGHT OF A HYDRAULIC DRIVEN WORKING MACHINE - A method is provided for actuating a brake light of a hydraulic driven working machine that includes equipment to detect the condition of travel including a travel speed sensor, a gear selector switch, a travel direction switch and a travel pedal pressure sensor. The equipment automatically activates a brake light via a control circuit depending on the selected gear if the machine decelerates without the brake pedal being pushed. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20160016513 | SPATIAL SONIFICATION OF ACCELERATING OBJECTS - Embodiments provided herein describe a feedback system that alters the distribution of a sound in a vehicle from a default configuration indicating to the driver that his action is dangerous or inefficient. The feedback system monitors one or more forces or accelerations such as speeding up, slowing down, changing the vehicle's direction, etc. Moreover, the feedback system may have one or more thresholds associated with these accelerations. If the measured acceleration satisfies the threshold, the feedback system alters the distribution of sound to inform the driver that his driving decisions may be dangerous or inefficient (e.g., causing excessive wear and tear on the vehicle). Furthermore, the change in the sound distribution may mimic the effect of the force or acceleration on the driver or vehicle to provide a more subtle or intuitive sonification relative to outputting a distinct audio alert. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160023595 | METHOD OF EMANATING A SOUND FROM A VEHICLE - A method of emanating a sound from a vehicle comprising detecting an accelerator state, a brake state, and a transmission state of the vehicle, and emanating a take-off sound. The take-off sound includes changing emanation of a sound profile from a first sound pressure level to a second sound pressure level that is greater than the first sound pressure level, upon first detecting the accelerator state transitioned from an accelerator released state to an accelerator depressed state while the brake state indicates the brake released state and the transmission state indicates a motive state. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160023596 | METHOD OF EMANATING A SOUND FROM A VEHICLE - A method of emanating a sound from a vehicle comprising detecting a speed of the vehicle, and emanating a speed sound, including emanating a sound profile and changing at least one of a sound pressure level and a pitch of the sound profile in relation to the speed of the vehicle changing. The method further comprises ceasing emanation of the speed sound upon the speed of the vehicle increasing from below a first threshold to above the first threshold, and resuming emanation of the speed sound upon the speed of the vehicle decreasing from above a second threshold to below the second threshold, the second threshold being less than the first threshold. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160114846 | Vehicle Deceleration Warning Light - A vehicle license plate holder having a frame including a receptacle for a license plate, first and second LED light sources disposed on each side of the frame, and one or more power generators attached to the frame. The frame also mounts an electronic circuit module including a battery and configured to detect deceleration of a vehicle and to illuminate the first and second LED light sources in response to detection of the deceleration. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160152181 | ABSOLUTE ACCELERATION SENSOR FOR USE WITHIN MOVING VEHICLES | 06-02-2016 |
