Patents by Inventor LaKeith A. Marks

LaKeith A. Marks 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: 5969602
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an early warning braking system whereby drivers are provided with the greatest opportunity to avoid a collision. This is accomplished by monitoring a drivers foot motions. When the braking process occurs, the drivers foot breaks an optical circuit, before engagement with the brake pedal, thereby illuminating the brake lights a moment in time before they would be normally illuminated. At 60 miles per hour this cold give a driver an additional 88 extra feet of braking distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Inventor: LaKeith A. Marks