Emergency vehicle proximity warning system

• US 20060227008A1
• Filed: 03/31/2005
• Published: 10/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jason D. Bryant
• Original Assignee: Jason D. Bryant
• Inventors: Bryant, Jason D.
• Application Number:
  US11/094,762
• Publication Number:
  US 20060227008A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/902
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0965 responding to signals from another vehicle, e.g. emergency vehicle

Abstract

The invention consists of a radio transmitter located in an emergency vehicle and a receiver located in other vehicles. When the emergency vehicle warning light is on, a low wattage radio transmitter emits a signal which is picked up by a radio receiver in other vehicles in close proximity and causes an audible and/or visual alarm to be activated.

Claims

1. An emergency vehicle proximity warning system comprising:

a fixed frequency low wattage radio transmitter carried in emergency vehicles;

a radio receiver on the same fixed frequency picking up the signal transmitted by the emergency vehicle and providing an audible and/or visual warning that an emergency Vehicle is in close proximity.

2. The system as in claim 1 wherein the wattage may be varied manually.

3. The system as in claim 1 wherein the wattage may be varied automatically by the speed of the emergency vehicle.

4. The same as in claim 1 wherein the transmitter may be manufactured as an integral part of other electronic equipment.

5. The same as in claim 1 wherein the warning system receiver may be a stand-alone Device.

6. The same as in claim 5 wherein the receiver is not associated with a vehicle..

7. The same as in claim 1 wherein the warning system receiver may be integrated into other equipment.

8. The same as claim 7 wherein the receiver is not associated with a vehicle including but not limited to portable radios, telephones, pagers, headsets, eyeglasses, wristwatches and other devices.

9. The same as claim 1 wherein multiple frequencies may be included in both transmitting and receiving devices.

10. The same as in claim 1 wherein transmissions may originate from authorized sources other than emergency vehicles.