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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Applicant:
Michael Cole Hutchison, Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
Michael Cole Hutchison, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
M&K Hutchison Investments, LP, Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for integrating sensors with a traffic signal. A camera is operably disposed within a housing. The housing is attached to an object such that the camera can observe traffic flowing past a traffic signal. A visor is attached to the housing such that an optical aperture of the camera is covered by the visor, wherein the visor comprises a roof having an angle that slopes, relative to the housing, towards the optical aperture, wherein the visor further comprises a floor connected to the roof, and wherein the floor extends outwardly from the housing.