Patents Assigned to Robert S. Berkowitz
  • Patent number: 6154125
    Abstract: A audible pedestrian alert system for use with vehicles having a wide turning radius such as buses and trucks. A device is disposed in the rear wheel well of the vehicle and is operatively connected to a conventional vehicle turn signal circuit including a battery and a turn signal switch operable to selectively connect the battery through a switching device to at least a first turn signal indicator lamp through a first contact point and to at least a second turn signal indicator lamp through a second contact point. The device includes a sound generating device and a timing and signal conditioning circuit operably connected to the turn signal switch for connecting the battery to the sound generating device. Upon activation of the turn signal switch, a pulsed tone is audible for a pre-determined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Robert S. Berkowitz
    Inventors: Robert P. McAuley, Robert S. Berkowitz