Patent ID: 11971290
Assignee: THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A water submersion detection system comprising:
a buoyant device having a conductive surface;
a housing enclosing the buoyant device and having conductive elements, the conductive elements further comprising:
a first set of conductive elements that are electrically connected and nonadjacent in an azimuthal direction, and
a second set of conductive elements that are electrically connected and nonadjacent in the azimuthal direction; and

a submersion alert device that activates responsive to the buoyant device electrically connecting the first set of nonadjacent conductive elements and the second set of nonadjacent conductive elements.