US 12,330,753 B2
Marine-life safe and self propelled navigational buoy
Mary Donick, Surprise, AZ (US)
Filed by Mary Donick, Surprise, AZ (US)
Filed on Feb. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/650,848.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/203,935, filed on Aug. 4, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0041185 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B63B 22/16 (2006.01); B63B 22/18 (2006.01); B63B 79/10 (2020.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); B63H 21/17 (2006.01); H02K 5/132 (2006.01); H02S 10/40 (2014.01); H02S 40/38 (2014.01)
CPC B63B 22/166 (2013.01) [B63B 22/18 (2013.01); B63B 79/10 (2020.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); B63H 21/17 (2013.01); H02K 5/132 (2013.01); H02S 10/40 (2014.12); H02S 40/38 (2014.12); B63H 2021/171 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A navigational buoy comprising:
a motor unit comprising:
at least one motor;
a housing encasing the at least one motor;
at least two wheels operatively connected to the at least one motor; and
a ballast weight coupled to the housing;
a control unit comprising:
a power source;
a microprocessor; and
a plurality of sensors for autonomous control of the motor unit, for directed control of the motor unit, or for a combination of autonomous and directed control of the motor unit;
a spherical shell encompassing the motor unit comprising:
an inner surface;
an outer surface; and
a plurality of fins disposed on the outer surface of the spherical shell and extending outwardly therefrom.