ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,819, issued on Sept. 8.
"Street light automated energy conservation method" was invented by Aarush Mishra (Novi, Mich.), Rishan Malladi (Novi, Mich.) and Erik Shaska (Northville, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a street light automated energy conservation method. The smart street lighting system is configured so that one or more of the street lights automatically illuminate when vehicles are in the range of a street light that automatically turns off during periods of no traffic, providing significant energy savings while maintaining public safety. Each street light is mounted on a pole adjacent ...