43results about "Shark deterrents usage" patented technology

The present invention includes a transparent surfboard or wave-riding vehicle. The present invention also includes a transparent surfboard with an optional embedded locater for large aquatic animals and an alarm for the wave rider, specifically prepared to identify animals such as sharks, and an optional shark-resistant signal generator that transmits an interference signal to interrupt the electrical impulses used by aquatic animals for electrical sense. More specifically these aquatic animals are greater than three feet in length (such as a shark) and within approximately a one-hundred foot radius of the surfboard with regard to the sensory perception of a shark, thus diverting or distracting it from any one in the water in the vicinity of the device. The transparency of the surfboard or wave-riding vehicle is achieved by manufacturing the surfboard blank with transparent super microcellular polymer foams and coating the blank with a clear, transparent polymer.

The present invention relates to a universal wireless controller configured to generate control signals for controlling a plurality of devices. Such controller comprises a plurality of stretch sensors and switch sensors associated with at least one glove or similar structure configured for being associated with a users' hand. The controller detects finger and hand movements and generates the appropriate communication signal based on values contained in a configuration table. The same wireless controller can control a plurality of devices without the need for reprogramming or mode selections.

A transparent and shark-repelling surfboard or flotation board made of transparent super microcellular polymer foam with transparent coating. The surfboard or the flotation board has a locater device for locating large aquatic animals, and an alarm device for alerting a rider of large aquatic animals, such as sharks, located by the locater device. The surfboard or the flotation board also comprises a repellent or deterrent signal generator that is configured for transmitting interference signals to disrupt the electro-sensory perception system of the aquatic animals.

A surfboard shark repellent system for repelling sharks away from an individual while surfing. The surfboard shark repellent system includes an attachable magnet and a transmitter unit that emits sound waves at a frequency undesirable to sharks. The transmitter unit is contained in a watertight enclosure affixed to the upper surface towards the rear end of a surfboard usually submerged in the water while the user waits for a wave. The magnet attaches to the transmitter unit functioning as an on / off switch for the transmitter unit and is also connected to the user by a tether and band.

A shark repellent system for repelling sharks away from an individual while boating. The shark repellent system includes an attachable magnet and a transmitter unit that emits sound waves at a frequency undesirable to sharks. The transmitter unit is contained in a watertight enclosure affixed to a buoyant device, and is usually submerged in water while the buoyant device is in the water. The magnet may function as an on / off switch for the transmitter unit. The transmitter unit may also be positioned within the boat or other buoyant device, wherein the transmitter unit includes a plurality of transducers electrically connected to the transmitter unit via elongated cables and the cables and transmitter units are extended over the sides of the boat. The transmitter unit may also include a standard toggle switch and / or a water sensor to turn the transmitter unit and thus transducers on / off.

An apparatus and method for dissuading predatory animals from attacking. The device and method employ depictions of an eye, especially the eye of a predator of the predatory animals, to initiate a startle response in the predatory animal thereby dissuading an attack. The depiction of one or more eyes may be placed on clothing or equipment carried into the aquatic or land based environment of the predator being dissuaded.

In abstract this invention is a pressure and water sealed unit small enough to be worn by a swimmer. It contains a rechargeable battery, control interface logic, digital signal generation, and amplification circuitry. It uses a ground balanced electrode system to produce electric fields in the very low impedance environment of water. These fields are organized into patterns called words. These words are presented in a hierarchal pseudo random manner to prevent target organisms from learning and adapting to them. The presentation of these words is controlled by upgradable programing stored within memory. The words evoke central nervous system (CNS) responses which result in sharks leaving the area of operation. These words represent stimuli of predators, navigation signals, noxious events, CNS interference patterns, and other sequences found to repel sharks from the protected area. Reprogrammability allows upgrades to newer sequences. The amplifier uses switching stages to multiply the battery voltage up to about one thousand times. An inversion unit provides for positive and negative signals. The switching circuit is logic level and pulse width modulation controlled. The switching typology permits micro miniaturization and efficient power consumption prolonging battery life. The unit has no user adjustable parameters except for go no-go control and shark alarm. Unit and battery status is indicated by flashing light signals. Electrode typology generates a spherical electric wave propagation pattern in water. A recharging cradle projects magnetic energy into the unit providing for automatic battery recharging and conditioning without electrical connections exposed to an aqueous environment.

An electromagnetic field and electrical current inducing surfboard and associated methodology for inducing an electromagnetic field in the area surrounding a surfboard. The surfboard includes at least one induction unit having a magnet and coil winding section. The magnet is arranged such that it is surrounded by the coil winding section and such that it is permitted to move freely within an area inside the coil winding section. Relative motion between the magnet and coil windings is caused by rotating the surfboard about any axis. The relative motion between the magnet and coil windings results in an induced electromagnetic field. Additionally, connecting the induction unit to an electrical circuit results in an induced current flowing from the induction unit.

An apparatus and method for dissuading predatory animals from attacking. The device and method employ depictions of an eye, especially the eye of a predator of the predatory animals, to initiate a startle response in the predatory animal thereby dissuading an attack. The depiction of one or more eyes may be placed on clothing or equipment carried into the aquatic or land based environment of the predator being dissuaded.

The shower scrubbing device provides a battery operated hand-held device having an elongate extendable handle, and three rotating brush heads.

A shark repellent system for repelling sharks away from an individual while boating. The shark repellent system includes an attachable magnet and a transmitter unit that emits sound waves at a frequency undesirable to sharks. The transmitter unit is contained in a watertight enclosure affixed to a buoyant device, and is usually submerged in water while the buoyant device is in the water. The magnet attaches to the transmitter unit functioning as an on / off switch for the transmitter unit and is also connected to the buoyant device by a tether and band.

A system for repelling sharks and protecting humans comprises a new wetsuit composition 100 made of a first layer 110 of neoprene, a weave 120 made of a plurality of layers comprising ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, the weave useful for stopping shark teeth. A layer of denatonium benzoate 130 may be placed between the weave 120 and a second layer 140 of neoprene and the second layer 140 of neoprene may have an outer surface 144 coated with pigment or material having a bright color, such as yellow, orange or pink. The new wetsuit composition is sometimes used with a new shark repellant 200 comprising three parts red wine vinegar to one part of a specially processed habanero pepper mixture. The new shark repellant may be stored and propelled by use of a variety of implements, including a disclosed squirt device 400.

A method of repelling sharks for limiting their attacking a surfboard user comprises applying a conventional surfboard traction improving solid wax that also incorporates a shark repellent such as a surfactant, a capsaicinoid or a semiochemical in a concentration based on the “Johnson & Baldridge Test”. The extent of application is consequently sufficient to render the coated surfboard foul tasting when bitten by a shark but insufficient to reliably repel a shark in response to the dispersion in the water of the repellent. The invention extends to a shark repellent incorporating surfboard coating wax.

An apparatus and method for dissuading predatory animals from attacking. The device and method employ depictions of an eye, especially the eye of a predator of the predatory animals, to initiate a startle response in the predatory animal thereby dissuading an attack. The depiction of one or more eyes may be placed on clothing or equipment carried into the aquatic or land based environment of the predator being dissuaded.

A watercraft in the form of a body board comprising a planar body and a display unit adapted to display at least one animated image. The image is disposed at a bottom side of a lenticular lens. Each of the frames comprise an image of a head of a shark having a mouth opened at a predetermined width, thereby forming an animated image of the shark moving mouth so as to repel sharks. The display unit comprises a digital display, a controller and a power supply unit wherein the controller comprises memory for storing images and controls the images for displaying on the digital screen. The digital display comprises LCD. The supply unit comprises a solar power panel disposed on the top surface of the watercraft.

A multi-directional signal assembly includes a signal display assembly having one or more display surface, and at least one signal indicia affixed to each display surface. The multi-directional display assembly comprises a buoyant construction such that the signal indicia affixed to the display surface(s) are readily visible above the surface of a body of water in which the assembly is deployed. A counterweight assembly is mounted to the signal display assembly to maintain the signal display assembly in a substantially upright, operative orientation when deployed. An illumination assembly comprising one or more illumination member is mounted to the signal display assembly, and is actuated to increase visibility of the signal display assembly while it is deployed n the surface of a body of water.

An aquatic device is provided which has a light-emitting surface. The device (101) is equipped with a light guide (105) adapted to adsorb light impinging on a first surface (113) of the device, and to emit light from a second surface (115) of the device.

The invention discloses water emergency rescue equipment. The water emergency rescue equipment comprises a vest type life jacket body, a U-shaped airbag, a carbon dioxide cylinder, an inflating deviceand an airbag neck back protecting cover; the life jacket body comprises a front part and a back part whose shoulder parts are integrally connected; the lower edges of the two sides of the front partand the back part are spliced with each other through meshes; airbag openings are formed in the two shoulder parts of the front part; the airbag is plugged into the breast of the front part from theairbag inlets; the carbon dioxide cylinder is connected with the airbag in the front part through a screw; the inflating device is connected with the carbon dioxide cylinder to control the carbon dioxide cylinder to be opened / closed; the inflating device and the carbon dioxide cylinder are both fixed on the surface of the front part; one end of the airbag neck back protecting cover is fixedly connected with the front part; and the other end of the airbag neck back protecting cover is bonded on the back part after covering the airbag inlets. The water emergency rescue equipment effectively guarantees that people in the water can float out of the water surface.

The present invention discloses a shark resistant composite fabric that has an outer layer of a woven or knitted shark bite resistant fabric material; an intermediate layer neoprene. An inner layer of a woven or knitted shark bite resistant fabric material may also be provided.

A shark barrier that comprises an anchoring assembly having a pair of anchors (9) with a flexible connecting element (11) extending between the anchors. The shark barriers also includes multiple spaced apart buoyant resiliently flexible elongate members (15) that are secured at one end along a length of the connecting element of the anchoring assembly to operatively extend generally upwardly from the connecting element. The buoyant members comprise an elongate flexible spine (32) that extends through a series of tubular members (38).

A multi-directional signal assembly includes a signal display unit having one or more display surface, and at least one signal indicia affixed to each display surface. The multi-directional display assembly comprises a buoyant construction such that the signal indicia affixed to the display surface(s) are readily visible above the surface of a body of water in which the assembly is deployed. A counterweight mechanism is mounted to the signal display unit to maintain the signal display unit in a substantially upright, operative orientation when deployed. An illumination system comprising one or more illumination member is mounted to the signal display unit, and is actuated to increase visibility of the signal display unit while it is deployed n the surface of a body of water.

The invention provides a high survival and life-saving inflatable boat with the function of protecting against a shark attack. The boat structurally comprises an air cushion outer layer, sixteen grips, a waterproof chain, sixteen stay buckles, a shark attack preventing manual control device, a stay handle and a ventilation board; the grips are fixedly installed on the top of the air cushion outerlayer, the waterproof chain is fixedly installed on the top face of the air cushion outer layer, and the stay buckles are embedded into an outer ring of the top of the shark preventing manual controldevice. Accordingly, due to the fact that a shark attack preventing frame extending drawing charging cylinder can control manual starting of an extending shark preventing safe mechanism, a shark preventing extending knife ball rack mechanism is made to stretch to be of a spheroid-like structure from a flat state so as to wrap the life-saving boat, the unfolded knife rack is provided with a knife pivot and a three-edged cavity machete controlled by the same, strike and bite of a shark can be effectively dealt with, and then a survivor can keep himself / herself safe even though he / she is attackedby sharks in the process of floating on the sea to wait for rescue.

The shark wear of the present invention provides protection against aquatic predators comprising a lanyard, gloves and flippers equipped with a defensive device comprising an arrowhead having four sides, and wherein each side has a flange, and the four flanges terminate in a single point.

A rod for repelling sharks is disclosed. Magnets are connected to the rod along its length. If necessary, the rod may be extended. Additionally, one or more flotation devices may be connected to the rod to manipulate or adjust the buoyancy of the system, depending on the user's objective(s). The rod is connected to a fishing line once a fish is hooked and is in close proximity to the boat or other structure from which the fisherman is fishing. The weight of the rod and magnets cause the rod to slide down to the end of the fishing line, where the rod will come in contact with the hooked mouth of the fish. As the fish struggles during the fight, the rod creates a protective magnetic field around the fish to deter sharks from engaging the fish.

A water soluble organic mixture introduced in water as a deterrent to sharks. This model has been tested and has proven to be effective at deterring sharks from foods tested (other fishes and chicken). This organic deterrent comprises a mixture of iodinated water with garcinia gumma gutta and spices.

The invention discloses a shark driving wrist guard for underwater emergency risk avoiding, and relates to the technical field of underwater risk avoiding. The shark driving wrist guard for underwater emergency danger avoiding comprises a bracelet, a fixing box is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the bracelet, a blocking piece is fixedly connected to the front side of the fixing box, a gas generating mechanism is arranged on the side portion of the fixing box, and a first spring is fixedly connected to the rear side of the inner wall of the fixing box; the front end of the first spring is fixedly connected with a blade, the upper surface of the blade is fixedly connected with a top block, and the outer wall of the blade is slidably connected with the inner wall of the fixed box. According to the shark driving wrist guard for underwater emergency danger avoiding, when the blade extends out, air rushes into the sliding cavity through the air pipe, so that the ejector rod ascends to lift the first limiting block, the first limiting block does not limit the second spring any more, the wing plate is bounced off by the second spring, the wing plate is opened to enable swimming and turning to be more convenient, and underwater fighting with a shark is more facilitated.