Monica J Mathis

US Patent:

20100085180, Apr 8, 2010

Filed:

Oct 3, 2008

Appl. No.:

11/969398

Inventors:

Monica JoElla Mathis - Washington DC, US

International Classification:

B60Q 1/44

US Classification:

340467, 340479

Abstract:

The purpose of the invention is to improve and upgrade the existing automobile brake system. Currently, when a motorist pushes the foot brake in the car to decelerate a Light Emitting Diode (LED) indicator mounted on the trunk and in the rear windows of a vehicle lights up to indicate slowing down and stopping. In most vehicle LED systems, the distinction between a deceleration, hard braking, and a stop cannot be indicated or differentiated. The goal of the invention is to create a braking indication system that will demonstrate how fast a car is decelerating with LED arranged in a fashion to turn on proportional to the amount of pressure applied to the brake. Once pressure is applied, the brakes are applied and the brake light will let the vehicle behind know how quickly the vehicle is slowing down by showing an approximation using the LED display. Therefore if a driver is to lightly tap on his brakes, the brake indicator will light a small amount of LED to symbolize slowing down but not stopping. Adversely, if a driver “slams on the brakes,” an additional complete row of brake lights will illuminate to indicate you need to brake hard or consider an evasive action to avoid collision.