ROAD SIGNS

• US 20180142436A1
• Filed: 11/24/2017
• Published: 05/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sarkis Agajanian
• Original Assignee: Sarkis Agajanian
• Inventors: Agajanian, Sarkis
• Application Number:
  US15/822,068
• Publication Number:
  US 20180142436A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: E01F 9/30 Arrangements interacting with transmitters or receivers otherwise than by visible means, e.g. using radar reflectors or radio transmitters E01F11/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E01F 9/615 illuminated
• CPC Class Codes: E01F 9/688 Free-standing bodies
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/095 Traffic lights
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/146 where the parking area is a limited parking space, e.g. parking garage, restricted space

Abstract

The present invention relates to a plurality of road signs, and in particular, a lighting system using a plurality of road signs, where the lights are remotely activated or deactivated based on a temporal road condition. The lights may be further activated or deactivated by presence of a maintenance or emergency vehicle where the vehicle transmits a signal either directly or indirectly to a receiver on the sign that may activate or deactivate the lighting system.

Claims

1. A method of communicating road conditions comprising;

(a) A plurality of road signs wherein each road sign defines a road condition, and each road sign has a light wherein each light when lit, indicates that the road condition is in effect, wherein each light is connected to power source and a receiver, wherein the receiver deactivates the light upon receiving a signal;

(b) Activating all the lights is in effect; and

(c) Deactivating each light upon a vehicle being within a proximity of the sign wherein the vehicle has a transmitter and wherein the transmitter emits the signal to deactivate each light.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the road condition is a parking restriction.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the vehicle is a maintenance vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the road condition is an emergency vehicle approaching.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the vehicle is an emergency vehicle.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the emergency vehicle activates the lights when approaching the plurality of road signs.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the signal is emitted wirelessly.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the lights are activated by a timer that activates the lights for a specified time period, and the lights can be deactivated before the end of the time period upon receiving the signal.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the proximity may be a distance before the vehicle approaches the sign, at the distance of the sign along the road, or a distance after the vehicle passes the sign.