Patents
US 9953522 B2: Systems and methods for the detection of pedestrians and small vehicles at roadway intersections
- Granted
- 2018-04-24
- Filed
- 2016-10-20 application 15299225
- Type
- Utility · 9 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system and method that enables pedestrians or individuals on smaller conveyances to communicate their location and direction of travel to signal light controllers at an intersection, enables traffic networks to receive this communication and output the detected data to the corresponding intersection traffic-signal controller to allow for individuals not in standard motor vehicles to be detected by traffic detection systems.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180424.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STC, Inc. 34 patents | US company or organization | McLeansboro, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Cross | McLeansboro, IL | 32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Terry Fryar | Benton, IL | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nicholas Freed | Thompsonville, IL | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G08G | Traffic control systems | G08G1/005 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W4/027 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CROSS, BRAD signed 2017-01-11 FRYAR, TERRY signed 2017-01-11 FREED, NICHOLAS signed 2017-01-11 | STC, INC. MCLEANSBORO, IL | 41182/35 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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