Patent ID: 7834318

Claim:
An infrared vehicle marker system comprising a marker; an object on which the marker is placed; means for aerially detecting the marker; wherein the object on which the marker is placed further comprises a ground-based vehicle, the ground-based vehicle comprising a rear deck lid or a roof; wherein the marker is placed on the ground-based vehicle by placing the marker on either the rear deck lid or a roof of the ground-based vehicle; wherein each marker comprises three layers; wherein each marker has a height of at least twenty-two (22) inches; wherein the three layers within each marker further comprise an inner layer, wherein the inner layer is the layer being attached to the vehicle; a middle layer attached to the inner layer; a top layer attached to the middle layer; wherein the middle layer is fabricated from an electrically-resistant heating material, said material being flexible; wherein the top layer is fabricated from a reflective material, said reflective material being flexible.