Appeal No. 2000-0234 Page 2
Application No. 08/730,236
when the windshield wipers of a vehicle are turned on (e.g.,
during a rainfall), the headlights must also be turned on.
Operation of the vehicle’s exterior lights not only enhances
visibility by the vehicle’s operator but also enhances
visibility of the vehicle to third parties.
The invention strobes or brightens the various lights of
a vehicle depending on the weather conditions. The strobing
or brightening is triggered when a humidity sensor detects
moisture. Upon such detection, if the vehicle’s left or right
turn directional signal is activated, the left or right
headlight, respectively, will flash at microsecond intervals
to create a strobe effect. In addition, the voltage to the
parking, directional, warning, license plate, and brake lights
will be increased, thereby brightening these lights.
Claim 6, which is representative for present purposes,
follows:
6. In a vehicle having a turn directional signal and
a mechanism for activating the signal, a strobe
light, and apparatus for activating the strobe light
when the turn directional signal is activated.
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