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US 2020/0013263 A1Published application
Autonomous aircraft locator system
AssigneeOksos Locator Solutions Inc.
InventorJames Gordon LEE
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Abstract
Embodiments of emergency locating devices are described. In one embodiment, an emergency device includes a fixed part and a breakaway part, with the fixed part sized and shaped to receive the breakaway part, and wherein the breakaway part is buoyant in water and includes a signaling device that can transmit a distress signal.
Claims8
A device comprising:
- a fixed part and a breakaway part,
- the fixed part sized and shaped to receive the breakaway part and comprising an electromagnet;
- the breakaway part being buoyant in water and comprising:
- a signaling device;
- a power source;
- and
- an element of ferromagnetic material disposed so as to be in proximity to the electromagnet when the breakaway part is received in the fixed part;
- wherein the signaling device is configured to transmit a distress signal by radio waves.
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