IP Library Granted Patent US 9,090,207
Granted Patent B2
US 9,090,207 · App. 13/117,630 · Granted Jul 28, 2015

Two wheeled vehicle with lighting system that generates defined image on riding surface

Inventor: Eric Vaughn Meyers (Portland, OR)
Assignee: BOXX CORP.
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Patent No.
US 9,090,207
App. No.
13/117,630
Granted
Jul 28, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle includes a wheel and a vehicle body that is supported by the wheel for travelling on a riding surface. The vehicle also includes a light emitting device that is mounted to one of the wheel and the vehicle body. The light emitting device is operable to emit light toward the riding surface to create a defined image on the riding surface.

Claims (21)

1. A vehicle for travelling on a riding surface comprising:

at least one wheel disposed on the riding surface;

a vehicle body that is supported by the at least one wheel, said vehicle body comprising a first outer panel and a second outer panel defining a first vehicle longitudinally extending side and a second vehicle longitudinally extending side, said first outer panel having a first opening therein and said second outer panel having a second opening therein;

a first light emitting device that is coupled within the first opening of the first outer panel of the vehicle body to emit light toward the riding surface to create a first pre-defined image on the riding surface adjacent to the vehicle body;

a second light emitting device that is coupled within the second opening of the second outer panel of the vehicle body to emit light toward the riding surface to create a second pre-defined image on the riding surface adjacent to the vehicle body; and

a controller coupled to the first light emitting device and the second light emitting device controlling the first light emitting device and the second light emitting device to generate the image.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the defined image defines a boundary zone about the vehicle.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the defined image is a substantially straight line defining a riding lane for the vehicle.

4. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein defined image is at least at least one of a rounded, annular object extending around the vehicle and a polygonal object extending around the vehicle.

5. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the defined image is an arrowhead.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting device is operable to create a plurality of defined images on the riding surface, and further comprising a controller that controls the light emitting device to vary between the plurality of defined images created on the riding surface.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting device has an ON mode in which light is emitted from the light emitting device and an OFF mode in which light is not emitted from the light emitting device, and further comprising a controller that changes the light emitting device between the ON mode and the OFF mode.

8. The vehicle of claim 7 , further comprising a sensor that detects occurrence of a predetermined condition of the vehicle, the controller changing the light emitting device from the OFF mode to the ON mode when the sensor detects the predetermined condition.

9. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the sensor is a proximity sensor that detects whether an object is within a predetermined distance of the vehicle, and wherein the controller changes the light emitting device from the OFF mode to the ON mode when the sensor detects the predetermined condition.

10. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the sensor is a motion sensor that detects motion of the vehicle in a predetermined direction, the controller changing the light emitting device from the OFF mode to the ON mode when the sensor detects motion in the predetermined direction.

11. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting device has a plurality of different modes, the defined image being different in each of the plurality of different modes.

12. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the defined image differs in at least one of color, brightness, size, and shape in the plurality of different modes.

13. The vehicle of claim 11 , further comprising a sensor that detects occurrence of a predetermined condition of the vehicle, and further comprising a controller that changes between the plurality of different modes when the sensor detects the predetermined condition.

14. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the sensor is a proximity sensor that detects whether an object is within a predetermined distance of the vehicle.

15. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the light emitting device has a first direction mode in which the defined image is created in one direction relative to the vehicle, the light emitting device also having a second direction mode in which the defined image is created in another direction relative to the vehicle, wherein the sensor is a motion sensor that detects motion of the vehicle, the controller changing the light emitting device from the first direction mode to the second direction mode based on the detected motion of the vehicle to indicate the detected motion of the vehicle.

16. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the sensor is an ambient light sensor that detects ambient light level, and wherein the light emitting device has a bright mode and a dim mode, wherein the defined image is brighter in the bright mode than in the dim mode, the controller changing the light emitting device between the bright mode and the dim mode based on the ambient light level detected by the ambient light sensor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2016
From: BOXX CORP.
To: BOXX CORP.
Reel/Frame 037646/0787 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2011
From: MEYERS, ERIC VAUGHN
To: BOXX CORP.
Reel/Frame 026721/0255 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation In Part 13042898 · Mar 8, 2011
Continuation In Part 13042932 · Mar 8, 2011
Provisional Application 61349015 · May 27, 2010
Related Publication 20110292667A1 · Dec 1, 2011