Abstract: Avalanche transceiver, and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for identifying a location of a victim buried in an avalanche includes: emitting a signal by a transmitting transceiver of the victim; receiving the signal by a receiving transceiver; and identifying an orientation from the receiving transceiver to the victim based on constructing a straight line from the receiving transceiver to the transmitting transceiver.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 16, 2022
Date of Patent:
March 5, 2024
Assignee:
BACKCOUNTRY ACCESS, INC.
Inventors:
David VanHorn, Christoffer Heckman, Bruce Edgerly
Abstract: Avalanche transceiver, and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for identifying a location of a victim buried in an avalanche includes: emitting a signal by a transmitting transceiver of the victim; receiving the signal by a receiving transceiver; and identifying an orientation from the receiving transceiver to the victim based on constructing a straight line from the receiving transceiver to the transmitting transceiver.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 16, 2022
Publication date:
July 6, 2023
Applicant:
BACKCOUNTRY ACCESS, INC.
Inventors:
David VanHorn, Christoffer Heckman, Bruce Edgerly
Abstract: The present invention is directed to an airbag system that a user can deploy to reduce the chances of being buried in an avalanche or if buried, likely being buried near the surface, thereby improving the user's chances of surviving the experience. In one embodiment, the airbag system is comprised of an inflatable balloon, a pressure gas cylinder for holding a pressurized gas that is used in inflating the balloon, a valve that can be placed in a closed state to retain a pressurized gas in the pressure gas cylinder or an open state in which pressurized gas is released from the pressure gas cylinder. The system further comprises an ejector that operates to use pressurized gas received from the pressure gas cylinder and ambient air to inflate the balloon. Also part of the system is a flow restrictor that is located to receive pressurized gas from the pressure gas cylinder before the ejector receives the gas. A harness supports the noted elements of the system adjacent to an individual's body.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 21, 2009
Date of Patent:
February 1, 2011
Assignee:
Backcountry Access, Inc.
Inventors:
Dwayne Ralph Paynton, Jason Howard Cloyd, Bruce Jencks Edgerty, Eric Steven Moore
Abstract: The present invention is directed to an airbag system that a user can deploy to reduce the chances of being buried in an avalanche or if buried, likely being buried near the surface, thereby improving the user's chances of surviving the experience. In one embodiment, the airbag system is comprised of an inflatable balloon, a pressure gas cylinder for holding a pressurized gas that is used in inflating the balloon, a valve that can be placed in a closed state to retain a pressurized gas in the pressure gas cylinder or an open state in which pressurized gas is released from the pressure gas cylinder. The system further comprises an ejector that operates to use pressurized gas received from the pressure gas cylinder and ambient air to inflate the balloon. Also part of the system is a flow restrictor that is located to receive pressurized gas from the pressure gas cylinder before the ejector receives the gas. A harness supports the noted elements of the system adjacent to an individual's body.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 21, 2009
Publication date:
July 22, 2010
Applicant:
BACKCOUNTRY ACCESS, INC.
Inventors:
Dwayne Ralph Paynton, Jason Howard Cloyd, Bruce Jencks Edgerty, Eric Steven Moore