Patents
US 10147318 B2: Emergency vehicle notification system
- Granted
- 2018-12-04
- Filed
- 2017-03-17 application 15461989
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system for alerting drivers to the presence of oncoming emergency vehicles. According to an embodiment, the system includes: a first transceiver located in an emergency vehicle for transmitting GPS coordinates of the emergency vehicle, and second transceiver located in an automobile. The second transceiver is receives the transmitted information and determines a proximity of the emergency vehicle relative to the automobile. If the emergency vehicle is within a predetermined proximity of the automobile, the second transceiver causes selective attenuation of audio and video signals currently being output in order to raise driver awareness to audio/video alerts generated by the emergency vehicle.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg181204.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 40 patents | US company or organization | Englewood, CO | EchoStar Technologies International Corporation State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Gebers | Englewood, CO | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G08G | Traffic control systems | G08G1/0965 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-03 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the remove application number 15649418 previously recorded on reel 050600 frame 0314. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment of patent security agreements. | WELLS FARGO, NATIONAL BANK ASSOCIATION signed 2019-10-01 | U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ST. PAUL, MN | 53703/367 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-10-01 | Security interest Security interest Assignment of patent security agreements | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2019-10-01 | U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ST. PAUL, MN | 50600/314 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-11-06 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ECHOSTAR SATELLITE SERVICES, L.L.C. signed 2017-10-30 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION - AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 44039/88 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-03-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GEBERS, SCOTT signed 2017-03-16 | ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION ENGLEWOOD, CO | 41765/315 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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