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Local light-emitting road sign board apparatus
10410550 · 2019-09-10 · ·

A local light-emitting road sign board apparatus is disclosed. Local light-emitting panels, displaying road guides in the form of a character, numeral, symbol, or figure, are independently inserted and installed in openings for road sign units that are provided in a main substrate. A sub substrate and a retroreflective sheet are laminated and bonded on each local light-emitting panel so as to form a road sign unit. A retroreflective sheet is also bonded on the main substrate so as to form the background of a road sign unit. When one of road sign units fails, it is possible to simply separate, repair or replace, and reinstall only the failed road sign unit while leaving the others intact.

Traffic sign cover
10395567 · 2019-08-27 ·

A traffic sign cover including a planar member having a first and second side and shaped to be place on a side of an existing sign. Holding members project from the sides of the planar member and optionally along a portion of the outer edges. The holding member and first side form a first slot therebetween for receiving and retaining the existing sign. The second holding member and second side form a second slot therebetween for receiving and retaining a temporary sign. The planar member is slideable upon the existing sign until a top receiving feature contacts a top edge of the existing sign, overlaying a side of the existing sign with the planar member. The temporary sign is slideable upon the planar member until a bottom edge contacts a bottom receiving feature of the planar member, overlaying and covering a side of the planar member with a temporary sign.

Traffic sign cover
10395567 · 2019-08-27 ·

A traffic sign cover including a planar member having a first and second side and shaped to be place on a side of an existing sign. Holding members project from the sides of the planar member and optionally along a portion of the outer edges. The holding member and first side form a first slot therebetween for receiving and retaining the existing sign. The second holding member and second side form a second slot therebetween for receiving and retaining a temporary sign. The planar member is slideable upon the existing sign until a top receiving feature contacts a top edge of the existing sign, overlaying a side of the existing sign with the planar member. The temporary sign is slideable upon the planar member until a bottom edge contacts a bottom receiving feature of the planar member, overlaying and covering a side of the planar member with a temporary sign.

Method for electric power construction warning and device thereof
10385527 · 2019-08-20 · ·

A device for electric power construction warning includes: a guardrail body, a caution light and a second hook, wherein a mobile firmware is provided under the guardrail body; the caution light is provided on a top of the guardrail body, and is covered by a shell; a solar power unit is provided on a top of the shell, and is connected to the caution light; a pair of handles are symmetrically provided on external faces at a top portion of the guardrail body; a first ring is provided on an external face at a bottom portion of the guardrail body; two roller supports are separately provided on a left side of the guardrail body, and a roller is provided on each of the roller supports; a second ring is provided on a right side of the firmware to cooperate with the second hook on a left side of the firmware.

Content output systems using vehicle-based data

Electronic display systems, including roadside display devices, vehicle-based devices, personal mobile devices, intermediary servers, advertising servers and/or networks, and/or additional external data sources may operate individually or in combination to identify one or more vehicle locations, driving routes, driver and passenger characteristics, driving behavior and patterns, telematics data, and the like. Vehicle and individual characteristics and/or telematics data may be determined based on data received from traffic cameras, vehicle-based devices, personal mobile devices, telematics devices, and/or other data sources, including software applications. Based on the vehicle characteristics, individual characteristics, driving data and driving patterns, telematics data, and the like, content, such as digital display content or audio content, may be determined for output on various devices, such as electronic roadside displays to be viewable by the approaching vehicles, and/or other devices to be accessible by associated individuals via the other devices. Various techniques may be used to determine customized content. Additionally, certain systems may be interactive to allow user responses and follow-up content via on-board vehicle devices or other user devices.

TEMPORARY FENCE ASSEMBLY
20190234103 · 2019-08-01 · ·

A temporary fencing assembly comprises a plurality of rectangular fence panels formed from fiberglass supported between fiberglass posts pivotally supported on a base formed from fiberglass. Each post includes two sets of vertically aligned hinge pins or hinge pin receivers projecting outward from opposite sides of the post. The fence panels are formed from rectangular, fiberglass tubing formed into a rectangular frame, each panel including a pair of side rails, a top rail and a bottom rail. Relatively closely spaced vertical rods or pickets are attached to and extend from and between the top and bottom rail of each panel. Each of the pickets may also extend through a horizontal support rail extending medially between the top and bottom rails and laterally to provide additional rigidity to the assembly.

Drive-thru system and method

A vehicular drive-thru food ordering and delivering system and method are provided. The system includes a lot, a drive-thru lane and a building for receiving and filling drive-thru orders. The building has a primary food delivery window for passing ready orders to drive-thru customers, and a downstream in-line parking area for drive-thru vehicles having a delayed order. Proximate to and downstream from the primary food delivery window is a doorway for attendant access from the primary food delivery window to the downstream in-line parking area. An attendant runway is proximate and downstream of the doorway and proximate to the in-line vehicle waiting area. A customer with a delayed order can be directed to wait in the downstream in-line waiting area. When the delayed order is ready for delivery, an attendant can deliver the ready order via the proximate doorway and proximate attendant runway to a vehicle waiting in the in-line vehicle waiting area.

Gate for controlling oncoming traffic on a roadway

A gate for controlling oncoming traffic on a roadway (e.g. a highway). The gate comprises an arm movable between an extended position in which the arm extends into a given portion of the roadway to inform the oncoming traffic that the given portion of the roadway is closed and a retracted position in which the arm does not extend into the given portion of the roadway and thus leaves open the given portion of the roadway for the oncoming traffic. The gate also comprises a control system comprising an actuator and configured to support the arm and move the arm between the extended position and the retracted position. The arm may be quite long and vertically wide to close more of the roadway and be clearly visible to the oncoming traffic, while the gate may be crash-tested (i.e., compliant with crash-testing criteria), the control system may be compact, and the gate may be reusable and easily repairable if crashed into.

Gate for controlling oncoming traffic on a roadway

A gate for controlling oncoming traffic on a roadway (e.g. a highway). The gate comprises an arm movable between an extended position in which the arm extends into a given portion of the roadway to inform the oncoming traffic that the given portion of the roadway is closed and a retracted position in which the arm does not extend into the given portion of the roadway and thus leaves open the given portion of the roadway for the oncoming traffic. The gate also comprises a control system comprising an actuator and configured to support the arm and move the arm between the extended position and the retracted position. The arm may be quite long and vertically wide to close more of the roadway and be clearly visible to the oncoming traffic, while the gate may be crash-tested (i.e., compliant with crash-testing criteria), the control system may be compact, and the gate may be reusable and easily repairable if crashed into.

Content Output Systems Using Vehicle-Based Data
20190073695 · 2019-03-07 ·

Electronic display systems, including roadside display devices, vehicle-based devices, personal mobile devices, intermediary servers, advertising servers and/or networks, and/or additional external data sources may operate individually or in combination to identify one or more vehicle locations, driving routes, driver and passenger characteristics, driving behavior and patterns, telematics data, and the like. Vehicle and individual characteristics and/or telematics data may be determined based on data received from traffic cameras, vehicle-based devices, personal mobile devices, telematics devices, and/or other data sources, including software applications. Based on the vehicle characteristics, individual characteristics, driving data and driving patterns, telematics data, and the like, content, such as digital display content or audio content, may be determined for output on various devices, such as electronic roadside displays to be viewable by the approaching vehicles, and/or other devices to be accessible by associated individuals via the other devices. Various techniques may be used to determine customized content. Additionally, certain systems may be interactive to allow user responses and follow-up content via on-board vehicle devices or other user devices.