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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2021
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventor:
Raymond Mark Gamache, Salinas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/18 (2006.01); G01F 23/68 (2006.01); G01F 23/76 (2006.01); G08B 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/683 (2013.01); G01F 23/76 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01); G08B 21/088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A water submersion detection system that may include a buoyant device having a conductive surface, and a housing enclosing the buoyant device and having conductive elements. The conductive elements may include a first set of one or more nonadjacent conductive elements that are electrically connected, and a second set of one or more nonadjacent conductive elements that are electrically connected. The system may include a submersion alert device that activates responsive to the buoyant device contacting the housing.