Facilitating search and rescue
AssigneeBattle Sight Technologies, LLC
InventorsNicholas R. Ripplinger, Christopher J. Vogt
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Abstract
An apparatus that facilitates search and rescue, for example, in open water. The apparatus comprises a substrate with a particular geometry and a perimeter. The apparatus further comprises a cover positioned atop the substrate with the cover also having a particular geometry and perimeter, which correspond to the geometry and perimeter of the substrate. An air-tight seal seals the substrate perimeter to the cover perimeter and creates a sealed internal region. A breakable vessel holding an activator is located in the sealed internal region, along with illuminable dyes that are also located in the sealed internal region. When the breakable vessel is broken, the activator reacts with the illuminable dyes and illuminates the illuminable dyes.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a substrate comprising:
- a substrate geometry;
- a substrate surface;
- and
- a substrate perimeter;
- a transparent cover positioned atop the substrate, the transparent cover comprising:
- a cover geometry that corresponds to the substrate geometry;
- and
- a cover perimeter that corresponds to the substrate perimeter;
- an air-tight seal that seals the substrate perimeter to the cover perimeter, the air-tight seal creating a sealed internal region;
- a breakable vessel located in the sealed internal region;
- a pattern of illuminable dyes located in the sealed internal region, the pattern of illuminable dyes being located on the substrate, the pattern being one that strikes a balance between optimized activation of the pattern of activators and optimized visibility;
- and
- an amount of activator located in the breakable vessel, the amount of the activator being sufficient to react with the pattern of illuminable dyes, the amount of the activator for illuminating the illuminable dyes.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a flexible substrate comprising:
- a substrate geometry;
- a substrate surface;
- and
- a substrate perimeter;
- a flexible transparent cover positioned atop the flexible substrate, the flexible transparent cover comprising:
- a cover geometry that corresponds to the substrate geometry;
- and
- a cover perimeter that corresponds to the substrate perimeter;
- an air-tight seal that seals the substrate perimeter to the cover perimeter, the air-tight seal creating a sealed internal region;
- a breakable vessel located in the sealed internal region;
- a pattern of illuminable dyes located in the sealed internal region, the pattern of illuminable dyes being located on the substrate;
- and
- an amount of a chemical activator located in the breakable vessel, the amount of the chemical activator being sufficient to react with the pattern of illuminable dyes, the amount of the chemical activator for illuminating the illuminable dyes.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a flexible substrate comprising:
- a substrate geometry;
- a substrate surface;
- and
- a substrate perimeter;
- a flexible transparent cover positioned atop the flexible substrate, the flexible transparent cover comprising:
- a cover geometry that corresponds to the substrate geometry;
- and
- a cover perimeter that corresponds to the substrate perimeter;
- an air-tight seal that seals the substrate perimeter to the cover perimeter, the air-tight seal creating a sealed internal region;
- a breakable vessel located in the sealed internal region;
- a pattern of chemical activators located in the sealed internal region, the pattern of chemical activators being located on the substrate;
- and
- an amount of an illuminable dye located in the breakable vessel, the amount of the illuminable dye being sufficient to react with the pattern of chemical activators.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.