ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,132, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Pedestrian Safety Solutions LLC (New York).

"Visual front alert system" was invented by Paul L. Schaye (Delray Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A visual front alert system attached to an inside surface of a vehicle windshield for instructing observers as to movement of the vehicle. A strip shaped body incorporates a plurality of illuminating elements communicating with a PCBA. An accelerometer is connected to the PCBA, with a power supply operating the accelerometer and PCBA. In response to a determined acceleration of the structure, the accelerometer inputs a signal to the PCBA, repr...