Cobra Electronics announces licensing agreement with Code 3(R) to market Safety Alert(TM) transmitter.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 1995--Cobra Electronics Corp., a leader in the development of safety/radar detection systems and other consumer electronics products, and Code 3, the leading worldwide producer and distributor of emergency vehicle warning equipment, today announced an agreement to market Cobra's Safety Alert(TM) transmitter to police, fire, emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' , road construction and public utility organizations nationwide. The new safety device, which will be issued a patent this fall, will carry both the Cobra and Code 3 names. The Safety Alert(TM) transmitter is designed to transmit signals from police and other vehicles involved in emergency or road hazard situations. The signal is picked up by all radar detectors  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. currently in use or available for sale. In addition to law enforcement and emergency vehicle markets, Code 3 will also offer the transmitter to the "amber market" -- the public utility and road construction vehicles which are frequent roadside hazards. "More policemen are killed in the line of duty In the Line of Duty may refer to:
The Safety Alert(TM) transmitter will be built by Alpha Industries Alpha Industries is a clothing manufacturer founded in 1959 in Knoxville, Tennessee. The company makes items such as flight jackets and vests, and has made jackets for the military of the United States like the M65 Jacket. Two models are the MA-1 and CWU-45/P pilot jackets. , Inc., a commercial wireless semiconductor, Gallium Arsenide An alloy of gallium and arsenic compound (GaAs) that is used as the base material for chips. Several times faster than silicon, it is used in high frequency applications such as cellphones, DVD players and fiber optics. Monolithic Microwave Integrated circuit MMICs, or Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits, are a type of integrated circuit (IC) devices that operate at microwave frequencies (1 GHz to 300 GHz). They typically perform functions such as microwave mixing, power amplification, low noise amplification, and high (GaAsMMIC) and ceramic component manufacturer in radio, microwave and millimeter-wave frequencies. Noted Pohl, "Because people's lives will depend upon the reliability of the transmitter, we need the highest-quality manufacturer available. We know Alpha will deliver." Safety Alert(TM): How It Works When an emergency vehicle is moving at a high speed, the Cobra Safety Alert(TM) transmitter sends a signal to every radar detector up to 3/4 of a mile away. It works in fog, snow and even around curves -- conditions where a vehicle or hazard cannot be easily seen or heard. Once the emergency vehicle reaches its destination -- and if the vehicle is parked in such a way that it represents a roadside hazard -- the transmitter emits a different signal to warn drivers. This "road hazard" signal will also be transmitted by public utility and road construction vehicles whether parked or moving slowly. Independent tests indicate that drivers with detectors are actually safer drivers. When their detectors sound a warning signal, drivers slow down and look for potential hazards. Cobra-Engineered Technology Developed by a Cobra engineering team headed by David Oliva, the Safety Alert(TM) transmitter works automatically to make police, rescue and other highway work safer. A small box with a self-contained transmitter is installed easily on any emergency, utility or construction vehicle. It is linked to the emergency light control, so when the emergency lights are turned on, the transmitter automatically sends out a safety alert signal. With almost 20 million radar detectors on the road, the signal will be received by many drivers. And when these drivers slow down in response, studies show that many nearby drivers will do the same. When the emergency lights are turned off, the transmitter is turned off too. The FCC-approved Cobra Safety Alert(TM) transmitter, which has had its patent application approved and is scheduled to be issued its patent by November 1995, currently transmits at two frequencies: one for an "emergency vehicle" (fast-moving vehicle) warning and one for a "roadside hazard" (parked or slow-moving vehicle) warning. A third frequency, for railroad trains, is in development. Older and less sophisticated radar detectors pick up these frequencies and sound an alert signal identical to the one emitted when a K-Band speed monitoring device is used. In addition, "intelligent" detection systems, including three models marketed by Cobra, are capable of emitting e·mit tr.v. e·mit·ted, e·mit·ting, e·mits 1. To give or send out (matter or energy): isotopes that emit radioactive particles; a stove emitting heat. 2. a. a differentiated signal for each of the transmitter's frequencies. Selling Safety Alert(TM) Code 3 is a division of Public Safety Equipment Inc., the world leader in warning lights, sirens Sirens with song, bird-women lure sailors to death. [Gk. Myth.: Odyssey] See : Enchantment sirens their singing so sweet, it lured sailors to their death. [Gk. Myth.: Hamilton, 48] See : Singer , back-up alarms and traffic directing lights to police, emergency and utility vehicle fleets. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Fred Twichell, Vice President of Sales for Code 3, "Safety Alert(TM) will be highly beneficial to public agencies. In addition to improving highway safety, it will lead to dramatic reductions in vehicular repair expense and liability insurance." The Safety Alert(TM) transmitter will be available for $299. Code 3 will begin taking orders from police, fire, emergency services and the "amber market" in September; the product is slated to ship in October. Cobra Electronics Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : COBR COBR Cabinet Office Briefing Room (British Parliament) COBR Continuous Oscillatory Baffled Reactor ), with headquarters in Chicago, designs and markets consumer electronics, including telecommunications products, safety/radar detection systems and citizens band radios citizens band radio: see radio. in the U.S. and around the world. EDITOR'S NOTE Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. Press conference is today -- 12:30 p.m. -- at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Park Suite Center, 112 Central Park South. Contact: Paula Goldstein 212/575-1976. CONTACT: Geltzer & Company, Inc. Allison Kirstein/Paula Goldstein 212/575-1976 |
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