Automatic acceleration, deceleration and brake lights early warning system for motorized vehicles

• US 7,541,918 B1
• Filed: 04/21/2006
• Issued: 06/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Joseph J. Rizzi
• Original Assignee: Joseph J. Rizzi
• Inventors: Rizzi, Joseph J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hofsass; Jeff
• Assistant Examiner(s): TANG, SIGMUND N
• Application Number:
  US11/408,549
• Time in Patent Office: 1,138 Days
• Field of Search: 340/438, 340/479, 340/467, 340/463, 340/464, 340/468, 340/471, 340/472, 362539-541, 362485-488
• US Class Current: 340/438
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/444 with indication of the braking strength or speed changes, e.g. by changing shape or intensity of the indication B60Q1/1407, B60Q1/442, B60Q1/447 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2900/10 Retrofit arrangements

Abstract

The present invention relates to a light signaling system apparatus for motorized vehicles and a process for installing said system. This invention relates to a light signaling system for motor vehicles wherein the lights may be positioned in any location on any motorized vehicle. Specifically a vacuum sensing device is incorporated into an internal combustion engine such that the vacuum sensing device completes a circuit and turns on a desired light when a driver accelerates, decelerates, or maintains a constant velocity in order to alert others of the driver'"'"'s intentions.

Claims

1. An apparatus for automatic acceleration, deceleration and warning lights early warning system for motorized vehicles comprising:

a. a motorized vehicle with an internal combustion engine wherein the intake manifold is configured with a plurality of adjustable vacuum sensing devices calibrated to a particular engine wherein said plurality of adjustable vacuum sensing devices are configured to selectively turn on and off at least two differently colored warning lights;

b. said differently colored warning lights are selected from a group consisting of light bulbs, a high glow three inch to five inch neon bulb, a low glow three inch to five inch neon bulb; and

a light emitting diode (LED'"'"'s);

c. said at least two differently colored warning lights are fixedly attached to the motorized vehicle at a location to be selected from the front corners of the bumpers, the front corners of the fenders, on the front and or rear license plates, the motorized vehicle dashboard facing forward, and any combination thereof;

d. one of said plurality of adjustable vacuum sensing devices is particularly calibrated to discern a low vacuum induced by the act of acceleration of the vehicle and an intermediate pressure induced by constant velocity of the vehicle;

e. a second of said plurality of adjustable vacuum sensing devices is particularly calibrated to discern a high vacuum induced by the act of deceleration of the vehicle;

f. at least two colored lights operating so that;

i. the first of the at least two said colored warning lights is configured to correlate with the act of acceleration and constant velocity by turning on when the vacuum measured by said vacuum device correlates with said low and intermediate vacuums

ii. the second of the at least two said colored warning lights is configured to correlate with the act of deceleration by;

(1) turning on when the vacuum measured by said vacuum device correlates with said high vacuum; and

(2) turning off when the vacuum measured by said vacuum device no longer correlates with said high vacuum.

2. An apparatus for automatic acceleration, deceleration and warning lights early warning system for motorized vehicles as set forth in claim 1, wherein an optional flasher is installed in order to pulse on and off said light configured to turn on during said act of deceleration.

3. An apparatus for automatic acceleration, deceleration and warning lights early warning system for motorized vehicles comprising:

a. a motorized vehicle with an internal combustion engine wherein the intake manifold is configured with an adjustable vacuum sensing device calibrated to a particular engine wherein the adjustable vacuum sensing device is configured to selectively turn on and off at least one warning light;

b. said lights are selected from a group consisting of light bulbs, a high glow 3 inch to five inch neon bulb, a low glow 3 inch to five inch neon bulb; and

a light emitting diode (LED'"'"'s);

c. said at least two differently colored warning lights are fixedly attached to the motorized vehicle at a location to be selected from the front corners of the bumpers, the front corners of the fenders, on the front and or rear license plates, the motorized vehicle dashboard facing forward, and any combination thereof;

d. said adjustable vacuum sensing device is particularly calibrated to distinguish between;

i. a low vacuum induced by the act of acceleration of the vehicle;

ii. a high vacuum induced by the act of deceleration of the vehicle; and

iii. an intermediate vacuum induced by constant velocity of the vehicle;

e. said at least two colored lights operating so that;

i. the first of the at least two said lights is configured to correlate with the act of acceleration and constant velocity by;

(1) turning on when the vacuum measured by said vacuum device correlates with said low and intermediate vacuums;

ii. the second of the at least two said lights is configured to correlate with the act of deceleration by;

(1) turning on when the vacuum measured by said vacuum device correlates with said high vacuum; and

(2) turning off when the vacuum measured by said vacuum device no longer correlates with said high vacuum.

4. An apparatus for automatic acceleration, deceleration and warning lights early warning system for motorized vehicles as set forth in claim 3, wherein an optional flasher is installed in order to pulse on and off said light configured to turn on during said act of deceleration.

5. An apparatus for automatic acceleration, deceleration and warning lights early warning system for motorized vehicles comprising:

a. a motorized vehicle with an internal combustion engine wherein the intake manifold is configured with an adjustable vacuum sensing device, which measures high, low, and intermediate vacuums and is calibrated to a particular engine wherein the adjustable vacuum sensing device is configured to selectively turn on at least one colored deceleration warning light;

b. a first colored warning deceleration light and a second colored warning light, each attached to at least one location on said vehicle;

c. said first colored warning light and said second colored warning light each fixedly attached to the motorized vehicle at a location to be selected from the front corners of the bumpers, the front corners of the fenders, on the front and or rear license plates, the motorized vehicle dashboard facing forward, and any combination thereof;

d. said first and second colored warning lights operating so that;

i. the first colored warning light is configured to correlate with the act of acceleration and constant velocity by;

(1) turning on when the vacuum measured by said vacuum device correlates with said low and intermediate vacuums;

ii. the second colored warning light is configured to correlate with the act of deceleration by;

(1) turning on when the vacuum measured by said vacuum device correlates with said high vacuum; and

(2) turning off when the vacuum measured by said vacuum device no longer correlates with said high vacuum.