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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1999
Jaime Ferrero, Wilmette, IL (US);
William A. Bowden, Glenview, IL (US);
Joseph B. Stella, Northfield, IL (US);
Joran Ahlback, Masala, FI;
Kai M. Martesuo, Helsinki, FI;
Esa T. Raivio, Helsinki, FI;
Dacor Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
An interactive dive apparatus for use by a scuba diver to determine a maximum dive duration, including an input interface for inputting dive specific parameters including a J-factor for adjusting a no-stop time calculation to compensate for various environmental and physiological parameters, a clock for determining an elapsed dive time, and a depth sensor for detecting a present depth and a maximum depth. The depth sensor tracks diver dwell time in each of plural predetermined depth ranges, and a CPU determines a no-stop time in accordance with the user inputted dive specific parameters and the detected dwell time. The interactive dive apparatus further includes a display screen for displaying at least the no-stop time, elapsed dive time duration and the current depth.