Method and apparatus for simultaneously actuating navigational lanterns

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4620190
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06635977

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A method and apparatus for causing a plurality of navigational lanterns, each equipped with an independent light sensing device and connected to a common synchronizing terminal, to actuate simultaneously at dusk, and deactuate simultaneously at dawn. The light sensing device senses the three levels of day, twilight and night. When a sensing device senses day, the connected lantern is disabled from flashing and is disabled from sending a synchronizing signal to other lanterns to flash. When a sensing device senses twilight, the connected lantern is enabled to receive the synchronizing signal, but is disabled from sending a synchronizing signal. When the sensing device senses night, the connecting lantern is enabled and a synchronizing signal to flash is sent to all of the lanterns.

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TIDELAND SIGNAL CORPORATIONHOUSTON TX

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Recane, Marion L Houston, TX 2 17
Tigwell, David C Spring, TX 13 307

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