System and method for preventing driving of a vehicle by an alcohol intoxicated person

• US 8,760,300 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2012
• Issued: 06/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gabriel Sezanayev
• Original Assignee: Gabriel Sezanayev
• Inventors: Sezanayev, Gabriel
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehmood, Jennifer
• Assistant Examiner(s): POINT, RUFUS C
• Application Number:
  US13/455,526
• Publication Number:
  US 20130285816A1
• Time in Patent Office: 790 Days
• Field of Search: 340/5.71, 340/5.83, 340/576
• US Class Current: 340/576
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 28/063 preventing starting of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/24 Drug level, e.g. alcohol
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00174 Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys mechanical locks with electric permutation E05B49/00; arrangements for sensing or reading record carriers G06K7/00; electronic switching H03K17/00

Abstract

A system for preventing driving a vehicle by an alcohol intoxicated person, includes at least one alcohol sensor for detecting a presence of an alcohol in a potential driver; a door of a vehicle provided with a door lock; and a unit operatively connected with said sensor and with a door lock and configured for preventing unlocking of said door lock of said door of a vehicle and opening said door of a vehicle when said alcohol level sensor senses an alcohol level in the potential driver which is not within an allowable range.

Claims

1. A system for preventing driving a vehicle by an alcohol intoxicated person, comprising at least one alcohol sensor for detecting a presence of an alcohol in a potential driver;

a door of a vehicle provided with a door lock; and

means operatively connected with said alcohol sensor and said door lock of the door of a vehicle and configured for sending a signal from said alcohol sensor to said door lock of said door of a vehicle indicative of whether an alcohol level in the potential driver is within an allowable range or not within an allowable range and preventing unlocking of said door lock of said door of a vehicle and opening said door of a vehicle when said alcohol level sensor senses an alcohol level in the potential driver which is not within an allowable range and thereby preventing the potential driver with an alcohol level which is not within the allowable range from entering a vehicle through said door.

2. A system as defined in claim 1, wherein said alcohol sensor is arranged on said door of said vehicle which is a driver'"'"'s door of a vehicle, and said means is operatively connected with said door lock of said driver'"'"'s door of a vehicle and thereby prevent the potential driver with an alcohol level which is not within an allowable range from entering the vehicle through the driver'"'"'s door.

3. A system as defined in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of alcohol sensors, and a plurality of said vehicle doors each provided with said door lock and with a respective one of said alcohol sensors, said means being configured so that if any of said alcohol sensors senses an alcohol level which is not within an allowable range none of said locks of said vehicle doors can be unlocked and thereby prevent the potential driver with an alcohol level which is not within an allowable range from entering a vehicle through any of the doors of a vehicle.

4. A system as defined in claim 1, wherein said means operatively connected with said alcohol sensor and said door lock of said door of a vehicle is configured as remotely operating means.

5. A system as defined in claim 4, wherein said remotely operating means includes a transmitter associated with said alcohol sensor and transmitting signal from said alcohol sensor and a receiver associated with said door lock of said door of a vehicle and remotely receiving said signal, for unlocking of said door lock or not unlocking said door lock of said door of a vehicle.

6. A system as defined in claim 1, further comprising a door key for opening and closing of said door lock of said door of a vehicle, wherein said alcohol sensor is arranged on said door key.

7. A system as defined in claim 1, further comprising a vehicle ignition system, wherein said means is also operatively connected with said vehicle ignition system and configured for preventing operation of said vehicle ignition system when said alcohol level sensor senses an alcohol level in the potential driver which is not within an allowable range.

8. A vehicle, comprising a door provided with a door lock;

and means for preventing driving a vehicle by an alcohol intoxicated person, said preventing means including at least one alcohol sensor for detecting a presence of an alcohol in a potential driver, and means operatively connected with said alcohol sensor and with said door lock and configured for sending a signal from said alcohol sensor to said door lock of said door of a vehicle indicative of whether an alcohol level in the potential driver is within an allowable range or not within an allowable range and preventing unlocking of said door lock of said door of a vehicle and opening said door of a vehicle when said alcohol sensor senses an alcohol level in the potential driver which is not within an allowable range and thereby preventing the potential driver with an alcohol level which is not within an allowable range from entering a vehicle through said door.

9. A vehicle as defined in claim 8, wherein said alcohol sensor is arranged on said door of a vehicle which is a driver'"'"'s door, and said means is operatively connected with said door lock of said driver'"'"'s door of a vehicle and thereby prevents the potential driver with an alcohol level which is not within an allowable range from entering a vehicle through the driver'"'"'s door.

10. A vehicle as defined in claim 8, further comprising a plurality of said alcohol sensors, and a plurality of said vehicle doors each provided with said door lock and with a respective one of said alcohol sensors, said means being configured so that if any of said alcohol sensors senses an alcohol level which is not within an allowable range none of said locks of said vehicle doors can be unlocked and thereby prevents the potential driver with an alcohol level which is not within an allowable range from entering a vehicle though any of the doors of a vehicle.

11. A vehicle as defined in claim 8, wherein said means operatively connected with said alcohol sensor and said door lock of said door of a vehicle is configured as remotely operating means.

12. A vehicle as defined in claim 11, wherein said remotely operating means includes a transmitter associated with said alcohol sensor and transmitting a said signal from said alcohol sensor and as receiver associated with said door lock of said door of a vehicle and remotely receiving said signal, for unlocking of said door lock or not unlocking said door lock of said door of a vehicle.

13. A vehicle as defined in claim 8, further comprising a door key for opening and closing said door lock of said door of a vehicle, wherein said alcohol sensor is arranged on said door key.

14. A vehicle as defined in claim 8, further comprising a vehicle ignition system, wherein said means is operatively connected with said ignition system and configured to prevent operation of said ignition system when said alcohol sensor senses an alcohol level in the potential driver which is not within an allowable range.