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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 19, 2020
Applicant:

Smartrend Manufacturing Group (Smg), Inc., Winnipeg, CA;

Inventors:

David Beernaert, Winnipeg, CA;

Kevin Smith, Winnipeg, CA;

Meng Liang, Winnipeg, CA;

Andrew McKay, Winnipeg, CA;

Jorgen Kaspick, Winnipeg, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21W 103/60 (2018.01); F21W 107/10 (2018.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/26 (2013.01); B60Q 1/547 (2022.05); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); B60Q 2400/50 (2013.01); F21W 2103/60 (2018.01); F21W 2107/10 (2018.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08);
Abstract

A system for alerting motorists travelling on a roadway in a vicinity of a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes one or more projector units, and a respective attachment structure for each of the one or more projector units for attaching the projector units to a portion of the vehicle. The one or more projector units are configured and arranged to project a light signal on to at least a portion of the roadway adjacent the vehicle and in a travel path of the motorist. The one or more projector units include at least one light flare projector unit and/or at least one signage projector unit. A school bus incorporating the system is also disclosed. A method for alerting motorists travelling on a roadway in the vicinity of a vehicle is also disclosed.


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