Patents by Inventor Alphonso Arnold, Sr.

Alphonso Arnold, Sr. 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: 6486774
    Abstract: A vehicular deceleration warning system for providing a warning that impending deceleration and braking may occur. The vehicular deceleration warning system includes an accelerator pedal pressure sensor for detecting removal of a driver's foot pressure from the accelerator pedal. The sensor comprises a housing. The housing includes a bottom wall with a substantially planar bottom for securely removably mounting on a front surface of the pedal. The housing also includes a top wall with a substantially planar top surface for pressing a foot against. A first plate is mounted in the housing adjacent to the top wall of the housing. A second plate is mounted in the housing adjacent to the bottom wall of the housing. A biasing means is provided for biasing the second plate away from the first plate. A signaling means is provided for visually warning the following vehicle of the impending deceleration of the first vehicle. The signaling means is designed to illuminate when activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventor: Alphonso Arnold, Sr.