Appeal No. 1997-0202
Application No. 08/247,709
final rejection was filed February 16, 1996 but was denied entry
by the Examiner.
The disclosed invention relates to a vehicle emergency
warning system including a high energy, flashing strobe light
mounted in the rear of the vehicle to face following traffic.
More particularly, Appellants indicate at pages 5 and 6 of the
specification that different patterns of warning signals are
provided dependent on particular events involving high levels of
deceleration such as sudden brake application or vehicle
collision.
Claim 9 is illustrative of the invention and reads as
follows:
9. For use on a vehicle having a battery, an ignition and
brakes, a vehicle emergency warning system, comprising:
a) a high energy visually perceptible light
mounted rearwardly of said
vehicle so as to face traffic
following said vehicle;
b) a sensor mounted to said vehicle for
generating an output signal proportional to
g-levels experienced by said vehicle during
acceleration and deceleration;
c) a controller having a plurality of inputs and
outputs, a first one of said inputs being
connected to said sensor for receiving said
output signal, a second one of said inputs
being connected to said brakes, and a third
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