Beverage disguise for hand held breathalyzer interface of ignition interlock device

• US 8,590,364 B2
• Filed: 05/04/2011
• Issued: 11/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IP Venue, LLC (Ortiz & Lopez PLLC)
• Original Assignee: Mesa Digital LLC (Ortiz & Lopez PLLC)
• Inventors: Lopez, Davin E., Ortiz, Luis M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Williams, Hezron E
• Assistant Examiner(s): Frank, Rodney T
• Application Number:
  US13/100,424
• Publication Number:
  US 20120031166A1
• Time in Patent Office: 937 Days
• Field of Search: 73/233, 180/272
• US Class Current: 73/23.3
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 28/063 preventing starting of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/4972 Determining alcohol content for vehicle safety devices B60K28/06

Abstract

A breath alcohol ignition interlock device includes a mock beverage housing including at least one of breath alcohol electronics and a hand held breath alcohol analyzer therein, a mouthpiece in fluid communication with an alcohol sensor associated with the at least one of breath alcohol electronics and a hand held breath alcohol analyzer and a vent exhausting breath from the mock beverage housing. The mock beverage container housing can be disguised as a coffee cup, a fountain drink cup, a soda can and a soft drink bottle. The mouthpiece can be disguised as a coffee cup lid, a fountain drink cup straw, a soda can opening and a soft drink bottle top. A wireless communication module can support data synchronization and communications between the device and a base station installed within a motor vehicle.

Claims

1. A breath alcohol ignition interlock device, comprising:

a mock beverage housing including at least one of breath alcohol electronics and a hand held breath alcohol analyzer therein;

a mouthpiece in fluid communication with an alcohol sensor associated with the at least one of breath alcohol electronics and a hand held breath alcohol analyzer; and

a vent exhausting breath from the mock beverage housing.

2. The breath alcohol ignition interlock device of claim 1, wherein said mock beverage container housing is provided in the disguise of at least one of:

a coffee cup, a fountain drink cup, a soda can, a soft drink bottle, thereby disguising the hand held breath analyzer as a beverage container.

3. The breath alcohol ignition interlock device of claim 1, wherein said mouthpiece is provided in the disguise of at least one of:

a coffee cup lid, a fountain drink cup straw, a soda can opening, a soft drink bottle top.

4. The breath alcohol ignition interlock device of claim 1, wherein said mock beverage container housing accepts and holds therein a hand held interface of a breathalyzer ignition interlock device.

5. The breath alcohol ignition interlock device of claim 4, wherein said mock beverage container housing is provided in the disguise of at least one of:

a coffee cup, a fountain drink cup, a soda can, a soft drink bottle, thereby disguising the hand held breath analyzer as a beverage container.

6. The breath alcohol ignition interlock device of claim 4, wherein said mouthpiece is provided in the disguise of at least one of:

a coffee cup lid, a fountain drink cup straw, a soda can opening, a soft drink bottle top.

7. The breath alcohol ignition interlock device of claim 4, wherein the mouthpiece is in fluid connection with a second mouthpiece associated with said handheld interface of a breathalyzer ignition interlock device.

8. The breath alcohol ignition interlock device of claim 4, wherein said exhaust allows analyzed breath exiting the hand held interface of a breathalyzer ignition interlock interface to exit.

9. The breath alcohol ignition interlock device of claim 7, wherein the mouthpiece is in fluid connection with a second mouthpiece associated with said handheld interface of a breathalyzer ignition interlock device.

10. The breath alcohol ignition interlock device of claim 9, wherein said exhaust allows analyzed breath exiting the hand held interface of a breathalyzer ignition interlock interface to exit.

11. The breath alcohol ignition interlock device of claim 9, further comprising wireless communication module supporting communication with a base station installed within a motor vehicle.

12. The breath alcohol ignition interlock device of claim 9, wherein said wireless communication module comprises a Bluetooth wireless communications module.

13. The breath alcohol ignition interlock device of claim 12, wherein said Bluetooth wireless communications module supports data synchronization and communications with said base station.

14. The breath alcohol ignition interlock device of claim 11, wherein said Bluetooth wireless communications module supports data synchronization and communications with said base station.