Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Echt

Jeffrey Echt 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).

  • Inertial brake light system for automobiles
    Patent number: 5461362
    Abstract: A system of the present invention for signaling panic braking of a vehicle at or above a preset rate. The vehicle has a brake pedal movable from a nondepressed position to a depressed position for braking the vehicle. The nondepressed and depressed positions correspond to open and closed positions, respectively, of a brake light switch. The vehicle energizes at least one brake light when the brake light switch is in its closed position. The system of the invention includes a mercury switch for detecting a deceleration rate of the vehicle and generates a signal representative of panic braking when the deceleration rate of the vehicle reaches or exceeds the preset panic braking rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: Saline Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Echt