Non-flammable land and sea marker
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국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0457699
(2003-06-09)
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발명자
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- Woodall, Robert
- Garcia, Felipe
- Reitmeyer, Greg
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출원인 / 주소 |
- The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
4 인용 특허 :
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초록
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A flameless and smokeless marker attracts attention to a site. A battery and electronics section has a battery module and electronics module. The battery module connects power to the electronics module for creating responsive power-activation signals. An inflatable bag section is connected to the ba
A flameless and smokeless marker attracts attention to a site. A battery and electronics section has a battery module and electronics module. The battery module connects power to the electronics module for creating responsive power-activation signals. An inflatable bag section is connected to the battery and electronics section and has an inflator and flexible bag. The flexible bag is metalized to reflect radar signals and has ChLCD strips receiving the power-activation signals to be visible to radiation from a remotely located search beacon. A beacon section connected to the battery and electronics section and inflatable bag section has IR laser diode arrays arranged in a circular pattern and a strobe light. The IR laser diode arrays and strobe light are coupled to receive the power-activation signals from the battery and electronics section to emit IR radiation and visible radiation, respectively.
대표청구항
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1. A marker for attracting attention to a site comprising:a battery and electronics section having a battery module and an electronics module having a computer, said battery module connecting power to said electronics module for creating power-activation signals; an inflatable bag section connected
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A marker for attracting attention to a site comprising:a battery and electronics section having a battery module and an electronics module having a computer, said battery module connecting power to said electronics module for creating power-activation signals; an inflatable bag section connected to said battery and electronics section having an inflator and flexible bag, said flexible bag being at least partially metalized to reflect radar signals and having cholesteric liquid crystal display strips connected to receive said power-activation signals from said battery and electronics section, said power activation signals making said strips visible to radiation from a remotely located search beacon of said radiation; and a beacon section connected to said battery and electronics section and said inflatable bag section, said beacon section having IR laser diode arrays arranged in a circular pattern and a strobe light, said IR laser diode arrays and strobe light being coupled to receive said power-activation signals from said battery and electronics section to emit IR radiation and to emit visible radiation, respectively. 2. The marker of claim 1 further comprising:a sealed, dome-shaped transparent cap of said beacon section covering said circular IR laser diode arrays and said strobe light and supporting said circular IR laser diode arrays; and an RF antenna embedded in said transparent cap, said RF antenna being connected to said battery and electronics section to generate responsive power-activation signals by remotely originating RF control signals. 3. The marker of claim 2 further comprising:a user control panel assembly connected to said battery and electronics section having controls for presetting operation of said cholesteric liquid crystal display strips, said IR laser diode arrays, and said strobe light prior to deployment. 4. The marker of claim 2 further comprising:a safety lanyard connected to said electronics module for inhibiting generation of said power-activation signals and a ball-lock safety pin connected to said inflator for inhibiting inflation of said flexible bag. 5. The marker of claim 4 further comprising:a scuttling device connected to said electronics module to create an opening for flooding in water. 6. The marker of claim 5 further comprising:photodiodes connected to said electronics module, strobe light and IR laser diode arrays to switch said strobe light and IR laser diode arrays at dawn and dusk. 7. The marker of claim 6 wherein said controls of said user control panel assembly include a current date/time set-control with associated display and control buttons, remote-control-yes button and remote-control-no button, a delay firing-control with associated display and control button, a date/time start-operation control with associated display and control buttons, and a date/time, end-operation control with associated display and control buttons.8. The marker of claim 7 wherein said safety lanyard connected to said electronics module extends through said user control panel assembly, and said user control panel assembly is provided with an anchor point to receive an anchoring line.9. The marker of claim 8 wherein said battery and electronics section weighs more than said inflatable structure section and said beacon section to hold said beacon section above said inflatable structure section during deployment on said water.10. The marker of claim 9 wherein said inflator, said cholesteric liquid crystal display strips, strobe light, IR diode arrays, and scuttling device are responsive to said power-activation signals.11. The marker of claim 10 wherein switching said remote-control yes button provides an RF link to RF signal receiver circuitry in said electronics module via a lead to allow activation of selective ones of said inflator, said cholesteric liquid crystal display strips, said strobe light, said IR laser diode arrays and said scuttling device by appropriate power-activation signals created by appropriate RF control signals.12. The marker of claim 11 wherein switching said delay firing-control delays activation to a future date and time set by appropriately pressing a set delay button to indicate the desired delay on a delay display and enables a count down by said electronics module to the selected firing delay-time, said electronics module sends power-activation signals over leads to allow activation of selective ones of said inflator, said cholesteric liquid crystal display strips, said strobe light, said IR laser diode arrays and said scuttling device.13. The marker of claim 12 wherein switching buttons of said date/time start operation control starts activation at a desired date and time shown on a display and enables said electronics module to count down to the desired time and date to create and send power-activation signals for activation of selected ones of said inflator, said cholesteric liquid crystal display strips, said strobe light, said IR laser diode arrays and said scuttling device.14. The marker of claim 13 wherein switching buttons of said date/time end operation control ends activation at a desired date and time shown on a display and enables said electronics module to count down to the desired time and date to create and send power-activation signals to said inflator to deflate said flexible bag, to said scuttling device to scuttle said marker, to deactivate said cholesteric liquid crystal display strips by interrupting power to them, to disable strobe light by interrupting power to it, and disable IR laser diode arrays by interrupting power to them.
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