Patents by Inventor William A. Bowden

William A. Bowden has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6321177
    Abstract: An interactive dive apparatus for use by a scuba diver to determine a maximum dive duration, including an input interface for inputting dive specific parameters including a J-factor for adjusting a no-stop time calculation to compensate for various environmental and physiological parameters, a clock for determining an elapsed dive time, and a depth sensor for detecting a present depth and a maximum depth. The depth sensor tracks diver dwell time in each of plural predetermined depth ranges, and a CPU determines a no-stop time in accordance with the user inputted dive specific parameters and the detected dwell time. The interactive dive apparatus further includes a display screen for displaying at least the no-stop time, elapsed dive time duration and the current depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Dacor Corporation
    Inventors: Jaime Ferrero, William A. Bowden, Joseph B. Stella, Joran Ahlback, Kai M. Martesuo, Esa T. Raivio
  • Patent number: 6030147
    Abstract: A torso-conforming diver's weight pouch for use by a diver in a buoyancy compensator vest containing at least one recess. At least one weight for neutralizing the diver's buoyancy is contained within a pocket on the pouch. Attached to the pouch is a curvature retaining device which defines and retains a curved configuration of the pouch. The diver can manipulate the curvature retaining device to determine the pouch's configuration. Such configuration can be changed to conform to the diver's hips. Therefore, when the pouch is installed into a buoyancy jacket, the pouch provides more comfort to the diver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Dacor Corporation
    Inventor: William A. Bowden
  • Patent number: 4114389
    Abstract: A diver's buoyancy compensator employs a constant volume chamber which is controllably pressurized with air from the diver's SCUBA tank, and water is admitted to or emitted from the tank by one or the other of two manually operated valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1978
    Assignee: Dacor Corporation
    Inventors: Jack L. Bohmrich, William A. Bowden, Jr., Vernon G. Pedersen
  • Patent number: 4098110
    Abstract: A capillary depth gauge employs a transparent cover member having an annular magnifying lens portion overlying the capillary passageway to facilitate reading of the gauge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1978
    Assignee: Dacor Corporation
    Inventor: William A. Bowden
  • Patent number: 4032311
    Abstract: A filter formed of minute fibers of borosilicate glass is mounted to the inlet-outlet valve of a rechargeable pressure vessel to remove entrained particles from fluid entering and exiting the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1977
    Assignee: Dacor Corporation
    Inventors: Jack L. Bohmrich, William A. Bowden, Jr., Vernon G. Pedersen
  • Patent number: D266265
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1982
    Assignee: Dacor Corporation
    Inventor: William A. Bowden