IP Library Granted Patent US 12,602,970
Granted Patent B2
US 12,602,970 · App. 18/416,805 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Personal signaling device

Inventors: Johnny E. Swan (Virginia Beach, VA); Andrew C. Borland (Virginia Beach, VA); William-Joseph B. Elizalde (Virginia Beach, VA)
Assignee: S&S Precision, LLC
G08B5/36F21L4/04F21V15/01F21V19/002F21V19/003F21V19/004F21V21/08F21V21/088F21V23/003F21V23/005H05K5/0017H05K5/0086H05K5/0204H05K5/06H05K5/10
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Patent No.
US 12,602,970
App. No.
18/416,805
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A personal signaling device including an electronics package with a circuit board, an emitter, and an activation switch. The device may include a translucent body with a lens section, an extended seal, and/or an attachment through hole. The device may include a base with an inner well configured to at least partially enclose the electronics package, an outer well configured to at least partially surround the sealing ring, and an attachment through hole configured to join with that of the translucent body.

Claims (16)

1 . A personal signaling device, comprising:

an electronics package including a circuit board, an emitter, and an activation switch;

a translucent body including a lens section, an extended seal including a sealing ring, and an attachment through hole; and

a base including an inner well configured to at least partially enclose the electronics package, an outer well configured to at least partially surround the sealing ring, and an attachment through hole,

wherein, the translucent body and the base are configured to be joined and un-joined by a user via a friction fit between the translucent body and the base, and in the joined configuration the electronics package is sealed between the translucent body and the base,

wherein, the translucent body and the base are configured to seal the electronics package via a double seal at least partially between an inner surface of the sealing ring and the inner well, and an outer surface of the sealing ring and the outer well, and

wherein the personal signaling device is capable of activation, deactivation, and subsequent reactivation by manipulation of the activation switch.

2 . The personal signaling device of claim 1 , further comprising a tactile feedback mechanism, such as a vibrating motor, electrically connected to the circuit board.

3 . The personal signaling device of claim 1 , wherein manipulation of activation switch activates or deactivates the one or more vibrating motors to indicate activation or deactivation of the emitter.

4 . The personal signaling device of claim 1 , further comprising a transceiver, such as an NF transceiver, electrically connected to the circuit board and configured to change at least one of a programming, blink pattern, emitting spectrum, or status of the personal signaling device.

5 . The personal signaling device of claim 1 , wherein the base is opaque and the lens section includes all of the body that is not obstructed from outward view by the base.

6 . The personal signaling device of claim 1 , wherein the emitter includes one or more LEDs.

7 . The personal signaling device of claim 1 , wherein the extended seal includes a plurality of ribs and the outer well is integrally formed with a plurality of seal channels extending outward from the inner well, and the plurality of ribs are configured to join with the plurality of seal channels.

8 . The personal signaling device of claim 1 , wherein the attachment through hole of the translucent body is configured to seal at least partially around the attachment through hole of the base.

9 . The personal signaling device of claim 1 , further comprising a battery in electrical connection to the circuit board, wherein the battery is surrounded by the inner well.

10 . The personal signaling device of claim 1 , further comprising a mounting clip configured to attach to the body and the base, wherein the mounting clip includes a first attachment plug and a second attachment plug, the first attachment plug and the second attachment plug being connected by a flexible tab, and the first attachment plug and the second attachment plug configured to connect to one another through the attachment through hole of the translucent body and the attachment through hole of the base.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2026
From: SWAN, JOHNNY E.; BORLAND, ANDREW C.; ELIZALDE, WILLIAM-JOSEPH B.
To: S&S PRECISION, LLC
Reel/Frame 074536/0426 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63439668 · Jan 18, 2023
Related Publication 20240312320A1 · Sep 19, 2024
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