Patents Assigned to Underwater Kinetics
  • Publication number: 20170089554
    Abstract: Disclosed is an assembly which may attach to a helmet. In at least one example embodiment, the assembly may include a light, a clip, and a bracket. In the instant example the light may include at least one engaging member configured to engage at least one engaging member on the clip and the clip may be configured to attach to the bracket with at least one fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Underwater Kinetics
    Inventors: Alan Uke, Andrew Zoolakis, Dan Wert
  • Patent number: 8899777
    Abstract: Methods and devices are described that use one or more thermally responsive current-controlling elements to regulate current flow to an electrical component, particularly a light source such as an LED. Examples of such thermally responsive current-controlling elements include thermistors, inductors, and capacitors. for treating conditions or disorders which can be alleviated by reducing food intake are disclosed which comprise administration of an effective amount of a purine analog, alone or in conjunction with other compounds or compositions that affect satiety. The methods are useful for treating conditions or disorders wherein appetite reduction would be beneficial, including obesity and binge-eating disorder. Pharmaceutical compositions for use in the methods of the invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Underwater Kinetics, LLP
    Inventors: Alan K. Uke, Elmer Frederick Fischer, David M. Giuntoli, Richard H. Gunderson
  • Patent number: 8147083
    Abstract: Headlights wherein one or more parameters associated with the illumination provided by the associated light source are described. Parameters that can be adjusted, for example, include the intensity of light exiting the headlight assembly, the dispersion of light emitted from the headlight, the direction of illumination, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Underwater Kinetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan K. Uke
  • Publication number: 20110084075
    Abstract: A shock-resistant and environmentally sealed container comprising a first section and a second section. A latching system for the container comprises a deflectable pin coupled to the first section of the container with a latch coupled to the second section. The latch includes a deflectable pin engaging member. When the deflectable pin engaging member is engaged with the deflectable pin, the deflectable pin absorbs relative movement between the first section and the second section of the container. Another embodiment of the container employs a latch containing a deflectable member. The latch is pivotally coupled to a latch pin that is mounted to either the first section or the second section of the container. The deflectable member is positioned between the latch pin and the latch, and the deflectable member is configured to absorb relative movement between the first section and the second section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: UNDERWATER KINETICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffery D. ARNETT, Matthew P. THOMAS, Alan K. UKE
  • Patent number: 7854529
    Abstract: Flashlight bezels, which comprise a bezel, lens, and a thermal conductor disposed in and through the lens so as to be positioned conduct heat from a light source positioned to one side of the lens to space on the opposite side of the lens, are described. When included in a flashlight, the thermal conductor portion of the bezel becomes associated with the light source so that heat generated by the light source, when energized, can be efficiently transferred to the environment, for example, water, in which the flashlight is being used. By so doing, the efficiency of the light source can be maintained, the service life of the light source may be extended, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Underwater Kinetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan K. Uke
  • Patent number: 7497601
    Abstract: Systems, methods and devices for lighting are provided with a reflector with paraboloidal segments. One lighting system includes a reflector having one or more reflector segments. Each reflector segment is substantially paraboloidal and has a central axis of symmetry. The lighting system also includes an illumination portion having one or more light sources. Each light source corresponds to one of the reflector segments and has a central illumination axis. The central illumination axis is directed toward the corresponding segment and substantially perpendicular to the central axis of symmetry of the corresponding segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Underwater Kinetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan Uke
  • Publication number: 20070133200
    Abstract: An efficient system and method for zooming the light from a flashlight is disclosed. Multiple refractive lenses are translated in unison to allow zooming of the light while reducing the size and weight of the required lenses. In another aspect, a meniscus lens is used to reduce the amount of light lost from a light-emitting diode (LED). One method includes providing a light source in a housing and translating a lens arrangement substantially along a light path of a light beam generated by the light source. The lens arrangement includes at least two refractive lenses separated by a gap, a size of the gap being maintained during translation of the lens arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: Underwater Kinetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Uke, Steven Wright
  • Patent number: 6666566
    Abstract: An emergency device includes a housing having a lamp end and a rear distal end, with a gripping area therebetween. A mounting area is provided on the housing at the distal end, with the mounting area being generally perpendicular to a length direction of the housing. A glass breaking spike is mounted on the mounting area. In use, the flashlight is propelled towards a glass pane so that the glass breaking spike strikes the glass pane at an impact point. Since inertial energy of the flashlight and flashlight batteries is also concentrated in the glass breaking spike, inertial forces are transferred to the glass breaker and assist in propelling the glass breaker into the pane of glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Underwater Kinetics
    Inventor: Alan K. Uke
  • Patent number: 5904414
    Abstract: A flashlight that includes a substantially watertight battery housing, a bulb mounted in a socket assembly, a reflector, and a lens covering a forward end of the reflector. A plurality of batteries are supported in the housing so that only if the batteries are correctly polarized will a circuit be completed to allow current from the batteries to energize the bulb. This reduces the emission of flammable gas or corrosive liquid from the batteries. A membrane seals a vent port in the battery housing and is made of a material that permits a flammable gas generated by the batteries within the housing to continuously escape from the housing through the membrane without permitting water to enter the housing through the membrane. Pellets are mounted inside the battery housing for neutralizing the effects of any flammable gas emitted within the battery housing that may have nevertheless been produced and not adequately vented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Underwater Kinetics
    Inventors: William J. Monteleone, Alan K. Uke, Elmer F. Fischer
  • Patent number: 5711079
    Abstract: A sacrificial anode element is connected to a knife blade to protect against galvanic corrosion. The knife also has non-metallic components that electrically insulate the metallic components of the knife from one another to further inhibit galvanic corrosion. The knife may be readily disassembled without tools. This feature enables a user to clean or dry the internal portions as well as to customize the knife by replacing its components with similar components of different materials, shapes and other useful properties. For example, a user may choose between a blade made of a metal that is exceedingly resistant to corrosion but dulls after an average period of use and a blade that is of average corrosion resistance but holds an edge exceedingly well. Other replaceable components may be selected from a group of like components of different colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Underwater Kinetics
    Inventors: E. Fred Fischer, William J. Monteleone
  • Patent number: D318373
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: Underwater Kinetics
    Inventors: Alan K. Uke, Martin R. Miller
  • Patent number: D384724
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: Underwater Kinetics
    Inventors: Alan K. Uke, E. Fred Fischer, William J. Monteleone
  • Patent number: D408090
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Assignee: Underwater Kinetics
    Inventors: William J. Monteleone, Elmer F. Fischer