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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael J Cochran, Plano, TX (US);
Billie P Allen, Garland, TX (US);
Assignee:
Cochran Consulting, Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; A62B / ; A62B / ; A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
12820523 ; 12820127 ; 12820222 ; 738651 ;
Abstract
An advanced dive computer for use by a user of a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus that can communicate with a conventional personal computer through a digital computer interface to allow the user to customize the dive computer. The dive computer also calculates and stores a variety of dive parameters that the user can access with a conventional personal computer. Moreover, the dive computer automatically calibrates its depth calculations in accordance with the salinity of the water into which it is submerged and is sealed in a secure watertight case with as few case-penetrations a possible.