US3329981A
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Signalling buoy
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-06-22
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Granted: 1967-07-11
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Expires: 1985-06-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph A Orsino
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:08
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21S; F21S9/00; F21S9/02; F21S9/03; F21S9/037; B; B63; B63B; B63B51/00; B63B51/04; F21V; F21V31/00; G; G08; G08B; G08B5/00; G08B5/22; G08B5/36; F21W; F21W2111/00; F21W2111/04; F21W2111/047
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A SIGNALLING BUOY ADAPTED TO BE DROPPED INTO THE SEA COMPRISING A CASING HAVING A WEIGHTED LOWER END FOR VERTICAL POSITIONING IN THE WATER, BULKHEAD MEANS PARTITIONING SAID CASING INTO AN UPPER FLUD-TIGHT COMPARTMENT AND INTO A LOWER COMPARTMENT, SIGNAL TRASMITTING MEANS IN SAID UPPER COMPARTMENT, A RECHARGEABLE SEA-WATER ACTIVATED BATTERY IN SAID LOWER COMPARTMENT HAVING ITS TERMINALS CONNECTED TO SAID SIGNAL TRANSMITTING MEANS TO PROVIDE POWER THERETO UPON ACTIVATION BY SEA-WATER, A SOLAR GENERATOR MEANS EXTERNALLY ATTACHED TO THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID CASING AND CONNECTED TO SAID BATTERY, AND A SOLAR REFLECTING MEANS ATTACHED TO THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID CASING INTERMEDIATE TO THE OUTER SURFACE THEREOF AND SAID SOLAR GENERATOR MEANS TO THEREBY INTENSIFY THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT IMPINGING ON SAID SOLAR GENERATOR MEANS, WHEREBY EXPOSURE OF SAID SOLAR GENERATOR MEANS TO LIGHT WILL RECHARGE THE BATTERY TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS POWER TO SAID SIGNAL TRANSMITTING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A SIGNALLING BUOY ADAPTED TO BE DROPPED INTO THE SEA COMPRISING A CASING HAVING A WEIGHTED LOWER END FOR VERTICAL POSITIONING IN THE WATER, BULKHEAD MEANS PARTITIONING SAID CASING INTO AN UPPER FLUD-TIGHT COMPARTMENT AND INTO A LOWER COMPARTMENT, SIGNAL TRASMITTING MEANS IN SAID UPPER COMPARTMENT, A RECHARGEABLE SEA-WATER ACTIVATED BATTERY IN SAID LOWER COMPARTMENT HAVING ITS TERMINALS CONNECTED TO SAID SIGNAL TRANSMITTING MEANS TO PROVIDE POWER THERETO UPON ACTIVATION BY SEA-WATER, A SOLAR GENERATOR MEANS EXTERNALLY ATTACHED TO THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID CASING AND CONNECTED TO SAID BATTERY, AND A SOLAR REFLECTING MEANS ATTACHED TO THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID CASING INTERMEDIATE TO THE OUTER SURFACE THEREOF AND SAID SOLAR GENERATOR MEANS TO THEREBY INTENSIFY THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT IMPINGING ON SAID SOLAR GENERATOR MEANS, WHEREBY EXPOSURE OF SAID SOLAR GENERATOR MEANS TO LIGHT WILL RECHARGE THE BATTERY TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS POWER TO SAID SIGNAL TRANSMITTING MEANS.
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