vlf (welcome back, Stevo51 also) it would appear as if the product ATWT has is unique and patented, would definitely give them an edge. From a Nov 7, 2003 article. Is the patent true, do you know?
"The Kidde Voice product the company has invented, trademarked and patented is designed to produce an electronic voice that reminds a driver to check a day care vehicle for children as soon as the ignition is shut off. The voice is constant for six minutes, which is a minute longer than the average amount of time it takes for drivers to unload their vans. In that timeframe, a button installed in the rear of the van must be pushed for the voice to shut down. If it isn't shut down, an alarm will go off to draw attention to the vehicle.
Even though Kidde Voice has existed since 1999, it hasn't been widely adopted, something that Wiley hopes will change.
"Children are a precious cargo and it's a tragedy that these deaths happen, but there are politics involved in creating a rule and that's a drawback of this," he says. "Politicians aren't pushing as hard as they need to push, but they are trying to get it to become mandatory. We've got lobbyists that are working on it, but legislation is the big step."
Wiley says ATWEC has taken the product to the Insurance Regulatory Board, which will test it in its underwriters' laboratories. This could make it a requirement for insurance purposes."
"That's how we're looking at it, to work with the legislature, but we're also looking at making it an added incentive through insurance companies," he says.
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