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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10353523 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019

Filed:

May. 04, 2017

Passenger communication lighting

Applicant:

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, Wilmerding, PA (US);

Inventors:

Karl J. Kobel, Wildwood, IL (US);

Timothy R. Schmidt, Wheeling, IL (US);

Assignee:

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, Wilmerding, PA (US);

Attorney:

The Webb Law Firm

Primary Examiner:

Robert J Michaud

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2006.01); B60J 5/04 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); G09F 13/00 (2006.01); G09F 21/04 (2006.01); G09F 23/04 (2006.01); G09G 3/20 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); B60K 37/06 (2006.01); B60Q 3/64 (2017.01); B60Q 3/217 (2017.01); B60Q 3/41 (2017.01); B60Q 3/47 (2017.01); B60Q 3/14 (2017.01); G09F 13/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2013.01); B60J 5/0497 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60K 37/06 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2669 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2696 (2013.01); B60Q 1/503 (2013.01); B60Q 3/14 (2017.02); B60Q 3/217 (2017.02); B60Q 3/41 (2017.02); B60Q 3/47 (2017.02); B60Q 3/64 (2017.02); G09F 13/005 (2013.01); G09F 21/04 (2013.01); G09F 23/04 (2013.01); G09G 3/2003 (2013.01); H05B 37/0227 (2013.01); B60K 2370/143 (2019.05); B60K 2370/1446 (2019.05); B60K 2370/161 (2019.05); B60K 2370/186 (2019.05); B60K 2370/188 (2019.05); B60K 2370/193 (2019.05); B60K 2370/33 (2019.05); B60K 2370/52 (2019.05); B60K 2370/739 (2019.05); B60K 2370/77 (2019.05); E05Y 2400/818 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/822 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/85 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/506 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/51 (2013.01); G09F 2013/222 (2013.01);
Abstract

A passenger communication lighting display on or adjacent a touch bar on a passenger door of a transit vehicle comprises a display that can be controlled to display multiple colors continuous or blinking, and a control means causing the display to be dark when the door is closed, the display to be a first color when the operator has authorized opening, the display to flash a second color when the passenger has requested the door be opened, the display to be blinking the second color when the door is opening, the display to be continuously the second color when the door is resting in the open position, and the display to be blinking a third color while the door is closing.

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