Device for preventing detection of a traffic violation

• US 6,351,208 B1
• Filed: 12/09/1999
• Issued: 02/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Peter P. Kaszczak
• Original Assignee: Peter P. Kaszczak
• Inventors: Kaszczak, Peter P.
• Primary Examiner(s): POPE, DARYL C
• Application Number:
  US09/457,957
• Time in Patent Office: 810 Days
• Field of Search: 340/905, 340/937, 340/933, 340/425.5, 340/332, 362/497, 362/540
• US Class Current: 340/425.5
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

A device for preventing detection of a traffic violation comprising an ultraviolet laser emitter that interferes with the photographing of a traffic violation or the violating car by an automatic camera installed on a traffic signal. The automobile is provided with a plurality of ultraviolet laser emitter devices adjacent to the license plate that prevent the photographing of the violating automobile'"'"'s license plates. The automobile may also include ultraviolet laser emitter devices on its planar surface to further prevent the automatic photographing of the automobile.

Claims

1. A device for preventing detection of an automobile by a traffic monitoring camera, the automobile having at least one license plate, comprising:

at least one ultraviolet laser gun, said laser emitter located adjacent to at least one of the license plates.

2. The device for preventing detection of an automobile by a traffic monitoring camera as recited in claim 1, further comprising a flash detector, for detecting a flash of light, wherein the ultraviolet laser is activated by the flash detector upon the presence of a flash of light.