Patents by Inventor Dennis R. Bergin

Dennis R. Bergin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6339382
    Abstract: An emergency vehicle alert system includes an emergency vehicle unit, a motor vehicle unit and a plurality of global positioning system (GPS) signals. The emergency vehicle unit includes an emergency GPS receiver, and RF transmitter. The motor vehicle unit includes a vehicle GPS receiver, RF receiver, microcontroller, and warning display. The emergency GPS receiver inputs at least three GPS signals from a plurality of GPS satellites. The emergency GPS receiver transforms the at least three GPS signals into an emergency location signal string. The emergency location signal string is transmitted by the RF transmitter. Each RF receiver which is within range of the emergency vehicle transmission will receive the emergency location signal string. The vehicle GPS receiver inputs at least three different GPS signals from the plurality of GPS satellites. The vehicle GPS receiver transforms the at least three different GPS signals into a vehicle location signal string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Inventors: Donald A. Arbinger, Dennis R. Bergin, Shane M. Pieper, Scott T. Sander