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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:
May. 17, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 01, 2013
Applicant:

Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);

Inventors:

Karl D. Brommer, Exeter, NH (US);

Sterling J. Anderson, Allston, MA (US);

Dieter B. Brommer, Cambridge, MA (US);

Karl D. Iagnemma, Cambridge, MA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 9/02 (2006.01); G01S 13/93 (2006.01); G01S 13/75 (2006.01); B60W 30/095 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 9/02 (2013.01); B60W 30/095 (2013.01); G01S 13/75 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01);
Abstract

In the method of reducing the likelihood of collisions, the improvement comprising the step of embedding passive radio transponders in a tape, grease, or other materials; applying said passive radio transponders to an object of which collisions must be avoided, and mounting an active interrogating transponder on a moving machinery, which uses the information provided by the radio transponders to semi-autonomously avoid collisions.


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