US 12,296,928 B2
Visual distress signal device
Anthony W. Covelli, La Costa, CA (US); and Richard Harold Gunderson, Santee, CA (US)
Assigned to Sirius Signal, LLC
Filed by Sirius Signal, LLC, Encinitas, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/409,870.
Application 18/409,870 is a division of application No. 17/586,929, filed on Jan. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,912,378.
Application 17/586,929 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2020/044471, filed on Jul. 31, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/881,471, filed on Aug. 1, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0140568 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. B63B 45/04 (2006.01); G08B 5/00 (2006.01); G08B 5/38 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 4/90 (2018.01)
CPC B63B 45/04 (2013.01) [G08B 5/002 (2013.01); G08B 5/38 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 4/90 (2018.02); B63B 2201/08 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A marine vessel lighting system comprising:
a marine vessel comprising a switch;
a light device configured to be coupled to the marine vessel to electrically couple the light device to the switch; and
a processor;
wherein upon the switch being actuated from an off state to an on state, the processor is configured to activate the light device in accordance with a first mode of operation; and
wherein upon the switch being actuated from the on state to the off state, and then from the off state back to the on state prior to elapse of a predetermined period of time after having actuated the switch from the on state to the off state, the processor is configured to activate the light device in accordance with a second mode of operation that is different than the first mode of operation;
wherein in the second mode of operation the light device emits light in accordance with an SOS flashing pattern that comprises alternating between:
a first flashing sequence comprising activating at least one first light source to emit first light in a first SOS flashing sequence, the first light having a first wavelength; and
a second flashing sequence comprising activating at least one second light source to emit second light in a second SOS flashing sequence, the second light having a second wavelength that is different from the first wavelength.