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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.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bernard J Miller, Lafayette, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340576 ; 340439 ; 701 70 ; 180272 ;
Abstract
This invention provides a means of awakening the sleeping or unconscious operator of the vehicle by sounding a loud alarm with a recorded message within the cabin as well as alerting nearby and opposing drivers of other vehicles in motion that the involved vehicle is out of control. The invention involves securing to a shoulder belt a capacitance element including circuits to bring about a change in capacitance in the event of nodding of the operator's head.