Vehicle Theft Prevention Apparatus and Method Utilizing a Transmission Signal

• US 20090045675A1
• Filed: 08/07/2008
• Published: 02/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gerald J. Novak
• Original Assignee: Gerald J. Novak
• Inventors: Novak, Gerald J.
• Application Number:
  US12/187,470
• Publication Number:
  US 20090045675A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/10.500
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/04 operating on the propulsion system, e.g. engine or drive motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/08 operating on brakes or brake systems

Abstract

The invention disclosed is a device and system for disallowing unauthorized egress of a movable from a location comprising a wire transmitting a transmission signal, a receiver on the movable for receiving the transmission signal, a detector for detecting the movable, a movement inhibiting device in communication with the receiver causing inhibition of movement of the movable upon the receiver receiving the transmission signal, and a mechanism for disabling the inhibition, the mechanism activated at least when the movable is detected by the detector.

Claims

1. A system for at least partially inhibiting movement of a movable configured to carry out the steps of:

transmitting a signal through a wire;

receiving said transmitted signal at a receiver on said movable;

inhibiting said movable upon receiving said transmission signal; and

preventing said inhibiting when said movable is authorized for movement.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said movable is an animal and said step of inhibiting comprises use of a shocking device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said movable is a vehicle.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein said inhibiting is caused by disabling an engine of said vehicle.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein said vehicle decreases in speed to a stop.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said step of preventing comprises disabling said transmitting.

7. The system of claim 3, wherein said step of preventing comprises preventing said disabling of said engine.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said step of preventing further comprises the use of a device selected from the group consisting of a wireless keypad device, a wired keypad device, a switch under the hood of a vehicle, and a transmission signal power switch.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising the step of allowing movement of said movable at a predetermined time after said step of inhibiting.

10. A device for at least partially inhibiting movement of a vehicle, comprising:

a receiver located on said vehicle for receiving a transmission signal; and

a buried wire transmitting said transmission signal;

wherein said movement is inhibited upon said receiver receiving said transmission signal unless a predefined condition is met.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein said predefined condition comprises detection of said vehicle outside of a designated area.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein said detection is selected from the group consisting of detection via a ground loop detector, a camera, a wireless receiver, and a global positioning system.

13. The device of claim 10, wherein said predefined condition comprises entry of a code.

14. The device of claim 10, wherein said predefined condition comprises raising an exit gate.

15. The device of claim 10, wherein said predefined condition comprises reading data from a card.

16. The device of claim 10, wherein said predefined condition comprises disengaging tiger teeth.

17. The device of claim 10, wherein said predefined condition comprises waiting a predefined period of time.

18. The device of claim 15, wherein said predefined period of time is between 5 and 60 minutes.

19. The device of claim 10, wherein said buried wire comprises a plurality of segments of buried wire.

20. The device of claim 18, wherein said buried wire is operatively coupled with a plurality of transmitters.