Thermal link warning safety system for unattended vehicles

• US 8,810,384 B1
• Filed: 09/21/2012
• Issued: 08/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Christopher N. Bowman
• Original Assignee: Christopher N. Bowman
• Inventors: Bowman, Christopher
• Primary Examiner(s): HUNNINGS, TRAVIS R
• Application Number:
  US13/623,957
• Time in Patent Office: 697 Days
• US Class Current: 340/438
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0205 Specific application combined with child monitoring using a transmitter-receiver system

Abstract

A mobile personal alarm and warning system for monitoring temperature around the designated user integrated with a vehicle access and warning controls. The system utilizes controls and actuation mobile self-contained modules that monitor the ambient temperature around the designated user and transmits a warning activation signal to the mobile control unit carried by the primary user as an alert condition. Proximity sensor provisions are provided to assure response range between the modules as well as enabling two-way radio communication protocols.

Claims

1. A mobile alert detection system comprising,

a mobile master control unit and at least one mobile slave monitoring unit in communication with said master control unit,

proximity sensors in said respective control and slave monitoring units interacting with one another to determine the distance between the master and slave unit is acceptable,

a temperature sensor in said slave unit in communication with an alarm and activation circuit in both the master and slave units responsive to proximity and temperature sensors,

a two-way data and audio transmitter/receiver in the master and slave units and a time circuit in communication therewith,

a vehicle remote lock interface transmitter in said master unit,

means for alarm control interdiction based on pre-alarm audio warning as to proximity and temperature range determination.

2. The mobile alert detection system set forth in claim 1 wherein said master unit is in communication with multiple remote slave units.

3. The mobile alert detection system set forth in claim 1 wherein said mobile and slave units have a portable source of power.

4. The mobile alert detection system set forth in claim 1 wherein said means for alarm control interdiction comprises,

a timing circuit activated by proximity and temperature sensors independently and jointly thereof.

5. The mobile alert detection system set forth in claim 1 wherein said alarm has audio output on the master and slave units.

6. The mobile alert detection system set forth in claim 1 wherein the two-way audio transmitter/receiver is automatically activated by the time circuit in response to a pre-programmed set of interdetermined time values.

7. The mobile alert detection system set forth in claim 1 wherein said slave unit is selectively secured to monitored entities, children, pets and the like.

8. The mobile alert detection system set forth in claim 1 wherein said proximity sensors on the master and slave units define a predetermined activation distance zone therebetween.

9. The mobile alert detection system set forth in claim 4 wherein said timing circuit is activated manually on said master and slave unit.