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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2009
Evan J. Bontemps, Newmarket, NH (US);
Thomas F. Terrien, Jr., Portsmouth, NH (US);
Evan J. Bontemps, Newmarket, NH (US);
Thomas F. Terrien, Jr., Portsmouth, NH (US);
Other;
Abstract
A portable traffic control unit for temporary use is disclosed that is capable of both automatic and manual operation. The unit is modular and is small enough and light enough that it is easily carried in a police, emergency or other vehicle and can be set up and programmed for use by one person. The unit has a bright LED display typically having red, orange, green lights, and flashing white strobe LEDs that are microprocessor controlled. The unit has a radio receiver that receives RF signals used to control the operation of the unit, and the signals are received from a handheld RF transmitter used at the site of the unit, or are received from an RF transmitter at a remote control site. Various sensors may be attached to the unit to provide information that is transmitted to the handheld remote control and/or to the remote control site using an RF transmitter that is part of the unit. Multiple traffic control units operating at a common site can communicate with each other to facilitate operations.