ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,382, issued on Jan. 20.
"Auxiliary power for traffic control signals" was invented by Chris Ford (Acton, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Auxiliary power for traffic control signals comprises a traffic light control box, an electrical outlet, a power transfer cable, and a vehicle electrical port. The traffic light control box may control the operation of one or more traffic lights that may direct the flow of traffic. An emergency vehicle may be configured to transfer electrical power to the traffic light control box during a loss of power at the traffic light control box. The power transfer cable may be coupled between the vehic...