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Railroad crossing signal apparatus

US6683540B1 · kind B1 · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 7, 2002
Grant dateJan 27, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 7, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G1/095
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A traffic warning system which alerts approaching vehicle traffic to the approach of a train in a crossing. The system includes a plurality of surface mounted lights partially embedded in and placed across a roadway. Once activated, the flashing lights warn drivers of approaching vehicles that the train is approaching, and that caution should be exercised.

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