Patents by Inventor Rudiger Heckeroth

Rudiger Heckeroth 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).

  • Process and apparatus for regulating traffic
    Patent number: 6124807
    Abstract: Process for regulating traffic by means of moveable light signalling equipment (mobile traffic lights; A, B), particularly at restricted areas (E), using sensor controls which prescribe go times (green phases, T.sub.F) and clearance times (red phases T.sub.R) in the area to be secured, i.e. along a blocked stretch (S), wherein the transit time (T.sub.D) of vehicles (F) over a measured distance (M) extending substantially along the blocked stretch (S) is measured and the clearance time (T.sub.R) is established as a function of the transit time measurements (T.sub.D) obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Albert E. Voehringer
    Inventors: Rudiger Heckeroth, Bernd Petzold