US 11,698,186 B2
Sequential and coordinated flashing of electronic roadside flares with active energy conservation
James R. Selevan, Laguna Beach, CA (US); and Daniel Joseph Selevan, Laguna Beach, CA (US)
Filed by James R. Selevan, Laguna Beach, CA (US); and Daniel Joseph Selevan, Laguna Beach, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/728,920.
Application 17/728,920 is a continuation of application No. 16/573,762, filed on Sep. 17, 2019, granted, now 11,313,546.
Application 16/573,762 is a continuation of application No. 15/831,065, filed on Dec. 4, 2017, granted, now 10,443,828, issued on Oct. 15, 2019.
Application 15/831,065 is a continuation of application No. 14/941,646, filed on Nov. 15, 2015, granted, now 9,835,319, issued on Dec. 5, 2017.
Application 14/941,646 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/525,453, filed on Apr. 29, 2015, granted, now D778753, issued on Feb. 14, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/080,294, filed on Nov. 15, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0325879 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21L 2/00 (2006.01); G08B 5/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/0955 (2006.01); H05B 45/10 (2020.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); H05B 47/195 (2020.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); F21W 111/02 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); H05B 45/12 (2020.01); H05B 47/155 (2020.01)
CPC F21V 23/0407 (2013.01) [F21L 2/00 (2013.01); G08B 5/006 (2013.01); G08G 1/0955 (2013.01); H05B 45/10 (2020.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); F21V 23/0471 (2013.01); F21V 33/0076 (2013.01); F21W 2111/02 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); H05B 45/12 (2020.01); H05B 47/155 (2020.01); H05B 47/195 (2020.01)] 21 Claims
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1. A light emitting flare device comprising:
a housing;
one or more light emitters positioned to emit light from the housing;
a battery;
wireless flare-to-flare communication apparatus; and
control circuitry;
wherein the wireless flare-to-flare communication apparatus is configured to receive signals from one or more others of the light emitting flares and the control circuitry is configured to receive information from the wireless flare-to-flare communication device and to cause said one or more light emitters to emit light in a synchronous pattern with light being emitted from said one or more neighboring light emitting flares, without requiring reference to a common reference signal;
wherein the control circuitry is further configured to perform a battery status check; and
wherein said one or more light emitters is/are configured to emit light in a top emitting mode and a side emitting mode, and the control circuitry includes a switch for switching between said top emitting mode and said side emitting mode.