US 12,145,702 B2
Dive mask for underwater communication
Juliette Laroche, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Juliette Laroche, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/935,820.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/261,675, filed on Sep. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0094370 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. H04B 11/00 (2006.01); B63C 11/12 (2006.01); B63C 11/26 (2006.01)
CPC B63C 11/26 (2013.01) [B63C 11/12 (2013.01); B63C 2011/123 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An underwater communication system comprising:
A first underwater transceiver coupled to a first dive mask wearable by a user and comprising:
A user input manipulatable to define a setpoint range,
At least one light-emitting diode (LED), and an ultrasonic communication system configured to communicate with the at least one LED to selectively illuminate the at least one LED and comprising:
An emitter configured to emit a first ultrasonic signal indicating a first location of the first dive mask,
A receiver configured to receive a second ultrasonic signal indicating a second location of a second transceiver of a second dive mask, and
A processor communicatively coupled to the ultrasonic communication system and configured to:
Determine a distance between the first location and the second location from at least one of the first ultrasonic signal or the second ultrasonic signal compare the distance to the setpoint range, and cause the ultrasonic communication system to selectively illuminate the at least one LED based upon a result of the comparing.