Underwater alert system

USO0RE42218E

(19) United States (12) Reissued Patent

(10) Patent Number: US RE42,218 E (45) Date of Reissued Patent: Mar. 15, 2011

Magine et a]. (54)

UNDERWATER ALERT SYSTEM

6,125,080 A

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9/2000 Sonnenschein et a1.

6,762,678 B2 *

(75) Inventors: Daniel J. Magine, Inverness, IL (US); Kevin D. Kaschke, Hoffman Estates, IL

(Us)

367/134 340/506

2002/0109601 A1 *

340/506

11/706,830

Filed:

Feb. 15, 2007

W0 W0 W0

WO 98/17526 WO 98/45969 WO 00/55676

6,856,578

Issued:

Feb. 15, 2005

Appl. No.:

09/862,914 May 22, 2001

Int. Cl. H04B 11/00 H04R 11/00

Cochran, Nemesis Owners Manual; 1998, pp. 1e61.* Dive Master, 1997, www.nitrox.com.au/dmastr.htm, pp. 1e2.*

(Continued) Primary ExamineriDan Pihulic (74) Attorney, Agent, or FirmiNiro, Haller & Niro

(2006.01) (2006.01)

(57) U.S. Cl.

* 4/1998 * 10/1998 * 9/2000

Cochran, Nemesis Ila, 1997,www.nitrox.com.au/nem.htm.*

Patent No.: Filed:

(52) (58)

Magine et a1. ............ .. 367/134

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Reissue of:

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FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS

Related U.S. Patent Documents

(64)

8/2002

2002/0176323 A1 * 11/2002

Appl. No .:

367/134

Arens ....................... .. 367/131

6,856,578 B2 * 2/2005 Magine et a1. . 2001/0030603 A1 * 10/2001 Arens

(73) Assignee: Daniel J. Magine, Inverness, IL (US)

(21) (22)

7/2004

ABSTRACT

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Field of Classi?cation Search ................ .. 367/134,

367/132, 131; 455/40 See application ?le for complete search history. (56)

References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 3,469,231 A

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In a ?rst preferred embodiment, an underwater alert system

(10) includes a transmitter assembly (12), carried by a ?rst diver (14), that transmits a predetermined wireless signal (36) to a receiver assembly (16), carried by a mask (18) worn by a second diver (20), that generates an alert to gain the attention of the second diver (20). In a second preferred embodiment, the underwater alert system (10) includes a ?rst transceiver assembly (232), carried by a mask worn by a ?

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Slgnal (36) Wlthasecondtranscelver assembly (254), earned by a mask (18) WOFII by a second diver (20), IO Pemlit the ?rst diver and second diver to gain each other’s attention. In

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scubadiving.com/gear/computers.shtml (4 pages), http:// scubadiving.com/gear/computersiai2/ (1 page), and http:// scubadiving.com/gear/computersiai2/review.html (1 page), Jon Hardy, John Brumm, and Val HodgesiPalmer, Sep ./ Oct. 1994 Issue, Airilntegrated Dive Computers, Computers in Review. Cochran Nemesis model description, line 10. Retrieved Mar. 18, 2003.*

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