Distance detector

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9981198
SERIAL NO

15202189

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A distance detecting device is mounted on a user's vehicle to detect a distance between the user's vehicle and a leading vehicle moving in front of the user's vehicle. The distance detecting device communicates with a processing device, which applies race based distance rules to determine whether the user's vehicle is close to or incurring a penalty based at least on the distance between the user's vehicle and the leading vehicle. An indication can be given to the user regarding an impending penalty and/or when a penalty is incurred. Similarly, the device can be read to apply a penalty. Various modifications can be made to allow for recording, display, and transmission of racing and penalty statistics, enabling and disabling recordation of penalty occurrences, tailoring the penalty determinations to a given race, and mounting the distance detecting device to a vehicle.

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  • ZEBRA INNOVATIONS, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ketchell, Robby Portsmouth, US 3 30
Paley, Michael D Deerfield, US 3 30
Ventura, Robbie Wildwood, US 3 30

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