US 12,259,640 B2
Underwater systems for digital image capturing devices
Heman Au, San Mateo, CA (US); Daniel J. Coster, Oakura (NZ); Matthew David Thomas, Castro Valley, CA (US); and Jesse Patterson, Pacifica, CA (US)
Assigned to GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed on May 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/143,746.
Application 18/143,746 is a continuation of application No. 16/734,706, filed on Jan. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,668,997.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/788,458, filed on Jan. 4, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0305365 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. G03B 17/08 (2021.01); G03B 17/56 (2021.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01)
CPC G03B 17/08 (2013.01) [G03B 17/56 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/555 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An underwater system for a digital image capturing device (DICD) to facilitate use in underwater environments, the underwater system comprising:
a housing including:
a pair of domes integrally formed together to define a generally globe-shaped configuration; and
a neck extending from the pair of domes such that the neck is positioned externally thereof, wherein the neck defines an internal compartment configured to receive the DICD and defines a polygonal horizontal cross-sectional configuration;
a base configured for connection to the housing so as to create a watertight cavity therebetween for reception of the DICD, the base configured for insertion into the housing; and
a sealing member supported by the base such that the sealing member is engageable with an inner surface of the housing.