[12] Patent
[11] Patent No.:GC0013752  
[45] Date of Publishing the Grant of the Patent: 6/Aug /2025                101/2025  		 Number of the Decision to Grant the Patent:2025/203272
Date of the Decision to Grant the Patent:31/Jul/2025

[21] Application No.:GC 2012-21804

[22] Filing Date:21/7/2012

[30] Priority:

[33] State [32] Priority date [31] Priority No.
US
19/7/2011
 61/509.439

[72] Inventor: CLAUDEL, Christian

[73] Owner: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology , Thuwal, , Saudi Arabia

[74] Agent: Abu-Gazaleh Intellectual Property L.L.C

  

 

   

[51]IPC:
Int. Cl.: G08G, 1/04, 1/0968, 1/01 (2006.01)

[56] Cited Documents:

-US 20100106415 A1 (Stephen J. Pierz, Leslie J. Paulson) 29 April 2010
-US 20080221783 A1 ( Gregory Jensen Boss, Rick Allen Hamilton, John Steven Langford, Timothy Moffett Waters) 11 September 2008
-US 20070159355 A1 (Terence Kelly, Victor Marsh, Christopher Kelly, Kevin Baird) 12 July 2007  
Examiner: Eng. Mohammad W. AlHoshan

[54] APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ROADWAY MONITORING
[57] Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for monitoring traffic and roadway water conditions. Traffic flow and roadway flooding is monitored concurrently through a wireless sensor network. The apparatus and system comprises ultrasound rangefinders monitoring traffic flow, flood water conditions, or both. Routing information may be calculated from the traffic conditions, such that routes are calculated to avoid roadways that are impassable or are slow due to traffic conditions.
No. of claims: 29     No. of figures: 8


 

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