Patents by Inventor Brian F. Burch

Brian F. Burch 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).

  • Vehicle safety system
    Patent number: 5132662
    Abstract: A safety system which contains a crossing arm or the like which is mounted on a vehicle, such as a school bus, and normally carried at a retracted position adjacent the vehicle, and a sensor device for sensing the presence of children near the bus which operates in a coordinated fashion with the crossing arm. The sensor may operate either only when the crossing arm is in its retracted position or when the crossing arm is both in its retracted and operating positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: Specialty Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Brian F. Burch