(12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 6,170,959 B1 Richardson, III (45) Date of Patent: Jan
USOO6170959B1 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 6,170,959 B1 Richardson, III (45) Date of Patent: Jan. 9, 2001 (54) LIGHT EMITTING SAFETY WRAP 4,895,110 1/1990 LoCascio ............................. 119/106 4909,189 3/1990 Minotti ................................ 119/106 (76) Inventor: Charles W. Richardson, III, 4934 5,046,456 9/1991 Heyman et al. 119/106 Gainsborough Dr., Fairfax, VA (US) 5,140.946 8/1992 Pennock et al. 119/106 22032 s s 5,566,871 10/1996 Weintraub ........ ... 224/264 5,630,382 5/1997 Barbera et al. ...................... 119/859 (*) Notice:- - - Under 35 U.S.C. 154(b), the term of this 6,059,4145,879,076 5/20003/1999 TsaiCross ...................................... ................................... 362/108362/103 patent shall be extended for 0 days. * cited by examiner (21) Appl. No.: 09/371,054 Primary Examiner Sandra O'Shea (22) Filed: Aug. 9, 1999 ASSistant Examiner Anabel M. Ton 7 (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Ellis, Venable & Busam, (51) Int. Cl.' ....................................................... GO2B 5/12 LLP (52) U.S. Cl. .......................... 362/103; 362/108; 362/190; 362/191; 362/908; 362/249; 359/516 (57) ABSTRACT (58) Field of Search ..................................... 362/103, 108, Alight emitting Safety wrap or sleeve worn by people and/or 362/190, 191, 908, 249 pets engaged in activities, or attached to objects during (56) References Cited periods of limited visibility with flashing or blinking lights So as to be visible in darkness, powered by direct current; U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS having three optional capabilities: (1) remote on-off Switch and/or (2) digital voice/Sound message and/or (3) Infared 2,721,257 10/1955 Knox .....................................
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