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Granted Patent B2
US 10,654,408 · App. 15/784,454 · Granted May 19, 2020

Front brake light system for vehicles

Inventor: Kipling Christopher Nielsen (San Francisco, CA)
B60Q1/442B60Q1/0041B60Q1/268B60Q1/2665B60Q1/28B60R19/50B60T7/04
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Patent No.
US 10,654,408
App. No.
15/784,454
Granted
May 19, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle implementing a brake light indicator system, the brake light indicator system including a brake pedal to allow the vehicle to slow down in response to a driver depressing the brake pedal, at least one front brake indicator light disposed at a front portion of the vehicle, and a sensor to transmit a signal to the at least one front brake indicator light in response to the driver depressing the brake pedal, such that the at least one front brake indicator light illuminates in response to receiving the signal.

Claims (24)

1. A vehicle implementing a brake light indicator system, the brake light indicator system comprising:

a brake pedal to allow the vehicle to slow down in response to a driver depressing the brake pedal;

at least one front brake indicator light disposed within a windshield of the vehicle to variably flash, the at least one front brake indicator light comprising a matrix of very small lights disposed across an entirety of the windshield; and

a sensor to transmit a signal to the at least one front brake indicator light in response to the driver depressing the brake pedal, such that the at least one front brake indicator light variably flashes in response to receiving the signal.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:

a rearview mirror disposed at the front portion of the vehicle, wherein the at least one front brake indicator light is disposed at a non-mirrored side of the rearview mirror.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the at least one front brake indicator light includes a first light disposed on a left side of the non-mirrored side of the rearview mirror and a second light disposed on a right side of the non-mirrored side of the rearview mirror.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:

a windshield disposed at the front portion of the vehicle, wherein the at least one front brake indicator light is disposed on or within the windshield.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:

a windshield frame disposed at the front portion of the vehicle, wherein the at least one front brake indicator light is disposed around at least a portion of the windshield frame.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:

a hood disposed at the front portion of the vehicle, wherein the at least one front brake indicator light is disposed at at least a portion of the hood.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:

a front end at the front portion of the vehicle, wherein the at least one front brake indicator light is disposed at at least a portion of the front end.

8. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:

a front end at the front portion of the vehicle; and

headlights disposed at the front end, wherein the at least one front brake indicator light is disposed at at least a portion of the front end near the headlights.

9. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:

a bumper, wherein the at least one front brake indicator light is disposed at at least a portion of the bumper.

10. A brake light indicator system for a vehicle, the brake light indicator system comprising:

a brake pedal to allow the vehicle to slow down in response to a driver depressing the brake pedal;

at least one front brake indicator light disposed within a windshield of the vehicle, the at least one front brake indicator light comprising a matrix of very small lights disposed across an entirety of the windshield; and

a sensor to transmit a signal to the at least one front brake indicator light in response to the driver depressing the brake pedal, such that the at least one front brake indicator light illuminates in response to receiving the signal.

Continuity (1)
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