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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157479 | Low profile buoyancy adjustment controller and valve system for diver's vest A buoyancy adjustment device utilizes an inflation valve connected between the diver's breathing gas supply and a compartment to admit gas into the compartment to increase the diver's buoyancy. An exhaust valve connects between the compartment and the outside of the... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8033755 | Safety device, diving equipment and safety method for scuba diving The present invention relates to a method in connection with SCUBA diving to control a diver's buoyancy, in which method the diver (11) is equipped with diving equipment comprising at least one air pressure tank (1), a valve device (2) connected... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42238 | Combined ballast and signalling device for a personal flotation device A counterweight assembly is provided to enhance heads up surface positioning of a person. The assembly includes a weight/ballast member strategically disposed on a cylinder/tank worn by a diver during a dive. The weight member can be attached by several different em... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909540 | Portable surface air supply system A portable air supply system includes a main frame for nesting paired air SCUBA cylinders therein. Saddle arms are connected for engaging the frame to pontoons of an inflatable boat. A pair of baskets are connected for carrying umbilical lines. A control box control... | 03/22/2011 |
| RE42149 | Water safety and survival system A counterweight assembly is provided to enhance heads up surface positioning of a person. The assembly includes a weight/ballast member strategically disposed on a cylinder/tank worn by a diver during a dive. The weight member can be attached by several different em... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7874765 | Ballast weight having reduced removal resistance and increased gripping features for improving emergency weight-dropping A diving weight apparatus has a solid, body with a curved outer conformation. An elongated aperture extends through the body between a front and a back surfaces. The elongated aperture is large enough to accept two fingers of a person's hand therein when the two fin... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7775744 | Weighting belt A weighting belt. An illustrative embodiment of the weighting belt comprises a belt strap and a plurality of weights provided on the belt strap. Each of the plurality of weights has a head portion, a pair of tapered side portions extending from the head portion and ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7740418 | Buoyancy-based, underwater propulsion system and method An apparatus for underwater propulsion. The apparatus may include a hydrofoil, a buoyancy compensator connected to the hydrofoil, a tank containing air, and a controller regulating the passage of air from the tank into the buoyancy compensator. The controller may al... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7704015 | Expandable air bag construction for protection of an inflatable air cell in a diver's buoyancy compensator In an air cell of a buoyancy compensator an outer protective bag has a section of double layer construction. In the double layer area, two panels of elastic material are each juxtaposed adjacent a panel of non-elastomeric material. The elastic panels are spaced at a... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7540690 | Adjustable size buoyancy compensator A buoyancy compensator vest for providing adjustable buoyancy at various underwater depths by having a back portion for supporting an air tank and an air bladder for inflating and deflating, a portion of the air bladder of which is situated in the arms which surroun... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7540691 | Weight pouch releasable connection device for a scuba diving jacket A device for releasably connecting a weight pouch to a pocket of a scuba diving jacket. The device comprises a relatively flat sheath connected to and integrally with the diving jacket. A latch member is attached to the weight pouch, the latch member having arms tha... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7465125 | Buoyancy compensator, utility backpack, transport harness or like garment with adjustable one size component for use by a wide range of individuals A girth adjustable waist belt that easily converts to a diver's buoyancy compensator with/without integrated weight system and can also easily convert to a utility backpack and belt in which one single size will fit the general population is provided. The mega-adjus... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7458751 | Active control releasable ballast system for use with dive equipment An active control releasable ballast system for dive equipment is disclosed which in one embodiment includes a removable pocket that is secured with a side release buckle within a fixed pocket. The buckle is required to be opened before the weight contained in the p... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7438503 | Mask keeper The present invention relates to a structure that allows a diving mask to be attached to a buoyancy control device. By using this structure to attach the mask to the buoyancy control device, this structure provides an easy, fast and simple method of securing a scuba... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7383150 | Diving computer with programmable display A diving computer is provided. The diving computer includes a computer connected to a dot matrix screen to display information concerning a dive. The computer has an interface to an external personal computer for reprogrammably configuring the information displayed ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7371142 | Buoyancy compensator device, particularly for divers A buoyancy compensator device for divers has an expandable air chamber and at least two outlets, one arranged in an upper region and one arranged in a lower region. A manifold functionally connects the expandable air chamber and the outlets, by means of a control va... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367749 | Backpack A backpack for back-mounting a compressed-air cylinder, fastened to the backpack by a cylinder fastening belt, when a user wears harnesses and a waist belt. The backpack inlcudes a backboard (100) having support hooks (105) to support the compressed-ai... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357134 | Underwater exhaust system An underwater exhaust system includes an exhaust valve with a valve cover operatively coupled thereto. The valve cover is adapted to create an exhaled air pocket on the water interface side of the valve. The exhaled air pocket allows the valve to operate under reduc... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341377 | Cylindrical container bags Tank tote bags for storing cylinders such as diving tanks, welding tanks, and medical tanks such as oxygen tanks, in separate compartments that can be arranged in either vertical upright positions or horizontal laid down positions. One bag version has two tanks that... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328669 | Buoyancy-based, underwater propulsion system and method An apparatus for underwater propulsion. The apparatus may include a hydrofoil, a buoyancy compensator connected to the hydrofoil, a tank containing air, and a controller regulating the passage of air from the tank into the buoyancy compensator. The controller may al... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328700 | Respiratory system and method of use A respiratory protection circuit of the type having an air flow regulator disposed in an air flow path between an air supply and a respirator is improved by including an air flow splitter and a bi-directional valve. The air flow splitter is disposed in the air flow ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7306403 | Heated underwater diving suit A self contained heated underwater diving suit having an inner liquid impervious yieldable sheet. An outer liquid impervious yieldable sheet is connected to the inner sheet. The inner sheet to the outer sheet forming a cavity therebetween. A silicon gel heating elem... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293311 | Method of making a multilayered mattress component A method of making a mattress component includes providing a first layer of a first material. Mating patterns are shaped in a surface of the first layer in areas corresponding to a position where hips and shoulders of the user will rest on a mattress. The mating pat... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291121 | Cervical immobilizing device A cervical immobilizing device includes a pair of arms that can be folded to an upright position to engage and support a patient's head, an actuating device for folding the arms to the supporting position, and a locking device for locking the position of the arms in... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267509 | Floatation device A wrist mounted inflatable floatation device to provide temporary floatation support for a swimmer, boater, wader, or other person who is in the water. A wrist mounted floatation device is conveniently worn when someone is in the water or on a boat. It is attached t... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267508 | Satellite system for shallow diving The present invention refers to a shallow diving system in open sea that consists of a main vessel (2) provided with dynamic positioning system (DP) and with the equipments to monitor diving operations, and give assistance and orientation to the divers (6 | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261608 | Vest with air bag A vest with air bag is a durable survival vest with shoulder pads and a front chest protector having ventilation holes therethrough and an attached air bag. The vest includes a shell defining a neck opening, a torso opening, and a pair of opposed arm holes. The vest... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258677 | Cervical immobilizing device A cervical immobilizing device includes a pair of arms that can be folded to an upright position to engage and support a patient's head, an actuating device for folding the arms to the supporting position, and a locking device for locking the position of the arms in... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258509 | Diving apparatus A diving apparatus includes a pump that is actuated by muscular force. Diving weights are fastened to a fresh-air tank by surface zip fasteners. A traction element lies between the pump and the diver's limbs and to which it is attached a quick-release device. A floa... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7233829 | Electric field shark repellent wet suit An article of clothing for use in water includes an electroactive material integrated into the clothing, at least one electrode integrated into the clothing and wherein the electroactive material is adapted to release electrical impulses into the water. A method of ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233828 | Self-contained electrotherapy A device for applying a therapeutic electrical field to a user's body includes an electroactive material shaped for application to a user body to provide a therapeutic electric field in response to pressure applied to the electroactive material and one or more elect... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7207328 | Emergency air delivery system for patients As disclosed herein, the present invention relates to an improved respirator having a respirator mask, respirator bellows, respirator conduits, and mounting straps attached to the torso of an operator. The respirator mask is positioned over a patient's face so as to... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206183 | Enhanced non-lethal electric weapon A multi-component device which is capable of delivering a non-lethal, high-voltage electric shock which can incapacitate a person or animal that is worn as an ordinary article of apparel (clothing) by a person for use as a defensive or offensive weapon that is not d... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200871 | Fabric for load bearing vests having a pocket fastening system A loop fabric sheet for a load bearing vest having a rotary die cut pattern including an array of holes extending through the sheet for receipt of snaps to interface with a Snap Grid removable pocket and an array of slots extending through the fabric sheet to accomm... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201539 | Diving aid Diving aid for divers, at least comprising a power supply, alarm sound-generating means (3) and activating means (2) for activating the sound-generating means (3), which activating means (2) are designed in such a way that when the alarm ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198186 | Support frame for a respiratory air container A support frame for a respiratory air container that can be adjusted to the torso length of a user. The support frame has a support plate with shoulder straps and to which at least one respiratory air container is fastened and from which pneumatic and electric suppl... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189128 | Mimetic gear Methods and compositions which can reduce the disturbance to wild life caused when man attempts to interact with wild life and more particularly methods and compositions which can enhance the interaction of man with aquatic life with minimal disturbance to the aquat... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7165505 | Integrated accessory for an inflatable apparatus Apparatus including an inflatable enclosure delimited by a flexible wall to which an accessory is secured. The wall has an opening defined by an edge to which a protruding reinforcement is secured; two rigid frames straddle the edge of the opening on each side of th... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163012 | Diving snorkel assembly including a casing A diving snorkel assembly includes a snorkel tube and a casing. The snorkel tube includes a first portion and a second portion telescopically disposed relative to each other. The snorkel tube further includes an inner surface that defines an air passageway. The air ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7153062 | Apparatus for securely supporting scuba tanks via a vehicle hitch Provided is a vertically adjustable support device for scuba equipment, which attaches to the rear of a vehicle via a hitch receiver to allow the device to be raised or lowered to a convenient usage height for the diver. One implementation includes a vertical suppor... | 12/26/2006 |
