IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0683264
(2007-03-07)
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등록번호 |
US-7753754
(2010-08-02)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Curtis, Timothy Lee
- Parrish, III, Joseph Hewes
- Hilbert, Jr., Cleighton Lee
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
14 |
초록
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A submersible device according to an embodiment of the invention includes a container configured to be selectively buoyant in a liquid. The container can have at least one of a variety of different buoyancy systems. For example, the container can include a reservoir where the volume can be adjusted.
A submersible device according to an embodiment of the invention includes a container configured to be selectively buoyant in a liquid. The container can have at least one of a variety of different buoyancy systems. For example, the container can include a reservoir where the volume can be adjusted. In another example, the container can include a reservoir in communication with a pump configured to control the intaking and expelling of a liquid. In another embodiment, the container also defines a first partitioned section and a second partitioned section. The first partitioned section is substantially liquid resistant and the second partitioned section defines a hole in communication with an exterior of the container. An actuator is configured to receive an input from a user and is configured to modify an interior volume of the second partitioned section based on the input.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus, comprising: a container defining a reservoir with a variable interior volume, the container being configured to be selectively buoyant in a liquid based on a size of the variable interior volume of the reservoir, the container defining a hole, the reservoir bein
What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus, comprising: a container defining a reservoir with a variable interior volume, the container being configured to be selectively buoyant in a liquid based on a size of the variable interior volume of the reservoir, the container defining a hole, the reservoir being in communication with the hole; an actuator configured to receive a first user input from a user and configured to select the buoyancy; a timer disposed within the container; an audio system coupled to the timer and having a speaker in audio communication with the exterior of the container, the audio system configured to selectively produce an audible output for a user-specified time period with a volume that increases as the user-specified time period nears expiration, the audio system configured to discontinue the audible output when a second user input is received, the audible output having a user-selectable frequency; a sensor disposed within the reservoir defined by the container, the sensor being configured to determine an amount of liquid received within the reservoir; and a pump coupled to the sensor, the pump configured to expel or intake liquid based on a signal from the sensor. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the actuator includes a handle configured to receive a buoyancy input from a user, the actuator configured to select a buoyancy based on the buoyancy input, the handle being disposed at a location of the container substantially opposite a location of the hole. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a visual display coupled to the container and configured to selectively produce a visual output including a flashing light having a frequency that increases as time remaining in the user-specified time period near expiration, at least a portion of the visual display being visible from an outside of the container. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a visual display coupled to the container and configured to selectively produce a visual output, at least a portion of the visual display being visible from an outside of the container after the user-specified time period. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a propulsion system coupled to the container and configured to propel the container at random time intervals, at least a portion of the propulsion system being in communication with the exterior of the container. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the container is substantially spherical in shape, the container has an exterior portion and an interior portion, the exterior portion is substantially translucent and substantially soft, the interior portion is substantially blue in color. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a motor, coupled to the container, the motor configured to change the selected buoyancy at varied time intervals during the user-specified time period. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the actuator includes a piston slidably disposed within the reservoir, a shaft coupled to the piston and a handle coupled to the piston, the handle configured to axially rotate such that the shaft moves the piston to vary the size of the selectable interior volume of the reservoir. 9. An apparatus, comprising: a container configured to be variably buoyant in a liquid, the container defining a first partitioned section and a second partitioned section, the first partitioned section being substantially liquid resistant, the second partitioned section defining a hole in communication with an exterior of the container; an actuator configured to receive an input from a user and configured to modify an interior volume of the second partitioned section based on the input; an audio system disposed within the first partitioned section, the audio system including a speaker in audio communication with the exterior of the container, the audio system configured to produce an audible output for a user-selected time period and with a volume that increases as the user-selected time period nears expiration; a timer disposed within the first partitioned section and coupled to the audio system; wherein the second partitioned section defines a reservoir in communication with the hole; a sensor disposed within the reservoir, the sensor configured to determine an amount of liquid received within the reservoir; and a pump, the sensor being coupled to the pump and being disposed within the second partitioned section, the pump configured to expel or intake liquid based on a signal from the sensor. 10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the second partitioned section is configured to have an adjustable interior volume. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the audio system is configured to produce the audible output when a user selects a depth for the container to become buoyant. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the user-specified time period is a first user-specified time period, the audible output is a first audible output, the audio system is configured to selectively produce a second audible output for a second user-specified time period, the second user-specified time period begins when the first user-time period expires or is discontinued by the second user input, the second audible output is discontinued when a third user input is received. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the audible output has a volume and a frequency, the volume is associated with a depth of the container, the frequency is associated with the depth of the container. 14. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the audible output has a volume and a frequency, the volume is associated with a depth of the container, the frequency is associated with the depth of the container. 15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the audio system is configured to produce the audible output when a user selects a depth for the container to become buoyant.
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