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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2022
Government of the United States, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US);
William Erwin, Oakwood, OH (US);
Hayk Azatyan, Springfield, OH (US);
Anthony Ligouri, Bellbrook, OH (US);
Travis Rennich, Kettering, OH (US);
David Shald, Dayton, OH (US);
Adam Warren, Fairborn, OH (US);
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US);
Abstract
A buoy, and systems and methods for rescuing people isolated on large bodies of water are disclosed. The buoy includes a remotely activatable device that is activatable when a signal is received from a remote source. The activatable device may be a signaling device, or an assistance device that is deployable by the buoy to assist in rescuing a person. A marine communication system formed by a number of spaced apart rescue buoys is also provided. A message or key other information can be transmitted to every buoy in the network via communication with just one buoy. The methods for rescuing people isolated on large bodies of water involve providing the network of communication buoys that can receive communications from the isolated person's personal communication device, and then transmit a signal to remotely activate an activatable device in a buoy to assist in the rescue of the person.