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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110308823 | PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER FOR A FIRE PREVENTION SYSTEM A programmable controller for a fire suppression system includes a rewritable memory module and a processor module as well as multiple sensor inputs and control signal outputs.... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110297401 | SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM A smoke detector system includes a smoke detector sensor and oxygen sensor mounted to a housing.... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110290509 | LANDING PAD WITH A BUILT-IN FIRE SUPPRESSOR A landing pad with an inbuilt fire suppressor that includes at least one first interlocking unit. The interlocking unit includes a landing surface, wherein the landing surface includes openings distributed thereon; and at least one interlocking mechanism located along i... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110284250 | SPRAY HEAD A fire suppression spray head for attaching to a sink assembly comprising a sink, a tap, a work surface adjacent the sink, a cupboard underneath the sink and at least one cupboard door, the spray head having at least one nozzle for spraying fire suppressant material rec... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110278028 | FIRE PROTECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SLOPED CEILINGS A method of using a residential fire protection sprinkler. The method includes providing a fluid supply conduit extending along a ceiling, having a pitch up to 12/12, at a predetermined distance relative to the ceiling and connected to a source of fluid having a predete... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110272170 | Fire extinguishing device A fire extinguishing device comprises a pan with a handle extending therefrom. The pan has a top side and an under side; the under side having a concave portion extending from a perimeter portion. The pan has side perimeter portions extending between a proximal end and ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110247842 | Wildfire protection system A wildfire protection system has at least one rotating sprinkler having a base mounted atop a ridge of a structure or dwelling roof. The rotating sprinkler is coupled to one end of a typical garden hose having an opposite end coupled to a hose bib for providing water th... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110108292 | INLINE PLUG FLAME ARRESTORS Example inline plug flame arrestors are disclosed. A disclosed example flame arrestor includes a body having a passage to enable fluid communication between a first end of the passage and a second end of the passage, wherein the first end of the passage includes a shoul... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110100651 | Ceiling fire extinguishing system with lost air filtration - the ceiling firefighter™ The Ceiling Firefighter is a Ceiling System (FIG. 2, Assembled View) designed for use within the ceilings of commercial, public and residential buildings that provides a method of mechanical fire extinguishing that offers an alternative or side by side enhancemen... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110083863 | Drain nozzle A drain nozzle for fire fighting including a nozzle barrel and bafflehead, a floor grating providing the bafflehead, the nozzle barrel adjustably attached by an adjustment ring to the grating, the nozzle barrel not touching the bafflehead, the grating and bafflehead dir... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110024138 | FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLERS AND SYSTEMS FOR ATTICS An attic fire protection system is provided. The system comprises a fluid supply manifold for supplying a fluid, positioned at an effective height below and parallel to the underside of a roof having a non-zero pitch angle. The system contains a plurality of fittings ea... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024137 | UNIFIED FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM FOR TURBINE BEARING IN POWER PLANT A unified fire extinguishing system for a turbine bearing in a power plant, the system puts out a fire that breaks out due to overheating of a lubricant oil due to friction between a turbine shaft disposed inside a turbine bearing housing in the power plant and a turbin... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110005781 | POWER APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME A power apparatus of the present invention includes a main body case, a plurality of power supply elements provided inside the main body case, and a fire-extinguishing agent tank facing each of the plurality of power supply elements. An opening part for sensing heat of ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110000686 | Fire Suppression A fire suppression apparatus adapted for connection to a water supply for a faucet has one or more spray nozzles (26), at least one valve (20) operable into an open position to fluidly couple the one or more spray nozzles (26) to a water supply for ... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100326678 | Fire protection device A fire protection device for mounting in a preliminary formed opening (12) in a constructional component (11) and for leading a conduit (16) therethrough includes a housing (22; 52) having a through-opening (23; 53) for the conduit ( 12/30/2010 | |
| 20100314139 | Target-Specific Fire Fighting Device For Launching A Liquid Charge At A Fire The present invention relates to a single-target-specific fire fighting device for launching a liquid charge towards a localized target portion of a fire. The firefighting device is capable of highly precise target engagement at a single, localized area. In this manner,... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100300708 | DETECTION AND SUPPRESSION OF AIRWAY / DRAPE FIRES DURING SURGICAL PROCEDURES Apparatus for oxygenating the airway of a patient may include a device for delivering an oxygen-carrying gas into the airway, a fire detection system configured to detect indications of an imminent or incipient fire in the airway, and a fire suppression system configure... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100282479 | Explosion arresting equipment with disassembleable housing, especially for pipe systems An explosion arresting assembly, especially for use in pipe systems, includes a housing including a sheath circumferentially surrounding an internal chamber and having two axially spaced end regions, two end elements each juxtaposed with one of the end regions of the sh... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100218958 | DETONATION FLAME ARRESTER A detonation flame arrester (10) in a gas pipeline (11), comprises a detonation arresting element (12) and a separate deflagration arresting element (23), the detonation arresting element comprising parallel channels having a typical transver... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100218963 | Explosion Protection Valve Disclosed is an explosion protection valve comprising a closing member (4) which is movable inside a housing (2), is guided along a guide bar (3), and can be displaced in a moving direction from a predefined open position into a sealing closed posit... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100065289 | Automatic fire extinguisher for a wood-burning pool heater Wood-burning pool heaters are not designed to automatically extinguish their fires when the water flow through the heater is interrupted. In these situations, the water remaining in the heater would be heated sufficiently to melt the pipes connecting to the pool pump an... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100059237 | Process and device for fire prevention and extinguishing The instant invention relates to a fire extinguishing apparatus. Particularly to an apparatus that includes at least one container that includes a fire retardant gel. The gel is formed from dehydrated superabsorbent polymer and water. The pre filled containers include a... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100038098 | All-terrain, Drive-By-Wire, High-pressure, Fire Fighting Apparatus An all-terrain fire fighting apparatus has a high power-to-weight ratio, a hydraulic skid steer drive system, a drive-by-wire control system, a proportionally joystick controlled nozzle turret, and a 1500 psi foam injecting water supply system which supplies the nozzle ... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100006306 | Fire Protection System for a Dwelling Disclosed is a fire protection system for a dwelling or a building. The fire protection system is adapted to protect the dwelling or building from fire, such as a forest fire. The fire protection system comprises a cover member composed of a fire resistant material, a f... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090308622 | Fire Protection System for One or More Supply Lines The fire protection system is for two or more supply lines (10), especially supply lines (10) mounted on a route (16) or a rack (18). The supply lines (10) are entirely surrounded by an isolating layer (12) made of a non-flammab... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090260838 | System for protecting an object exposed to destructive elements A system for protecting an object such as a fixed structure or mobile structure, such as a mobile home, car, truck or the like, which is directly exposed to destructive elements from an outdoor fire, comprising a structured cladding of flexible, fireproof material attac... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090250232 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRES IN A MULTI-FLOORED BUILDING An improved apparatus for treating a fire in a multi-floored building where the fire is located on an upper floor vertically displaced from a lower floor from which the fire is treated, and where the upper and lower floors each have a selectively openable environmental ... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090250230 | Fire protection The present invention concerns a local and active fire protection means at a system for cable entries, pipe penetrations etc. Said system may comprise a frame (1) and a number of modules (2) adaptable to different pipes, cables etc. A sprinkler head (7<... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090211773 | FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS A fire suppression system includes a fire panel carried by a control unit of a containment system. The fire suppression system also includes a suppression agent containment device in communication with the fire panel. The control unit is in communication with a containm... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090200044 | Rooftop water sprinkler Rooftop water sprinkler with a water sprinkler head, a pair rectangular frames, a pair of weight enclosing housings, a pair of hinge members and a straight water pipe. The water hose pipe is located between the rectangular frames. The hinge members are each comprised of... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090139736 | Combustion process stopper A fire extinguishing apparatus in which one embodiment comprises of a dome lengthening into an extendable and flexible cylinder which contains a device that can adapt and form a seal with the surface as it is lowered, by means of a lifting device, on to a fire below, en... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090133887 | ADAPTABLE WATER CONNECTION FOR FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND CONNECTION DEVICE Improvements in present day fire hydrants are presented. The improvement relates to a fire hydrant where the above ground structure is essentially removed and is replaced with an adaptable connection. The connection uses the same mounting hole pattern as used in the abo... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090050338 | FIRE HOOD A fire hood for a lighting assembly, the hood comprising a pocket formed from a fabric carrying a metal and plastics and/or rubber material coating, the pocket shaped to close an opening in a surface in use to act as a fire barrier across the opening, the metal and plas... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090042504 | Tunnel cover for a tunnel for controlled ventilation of gas A system, in accordance with the invention, relates to ventilating a tunnel 1 in the event of fire or emission of gases C or aerosols. The system comprises a tunnel cover 20 and a mobile fan 21. The tunnel cover 20 has an opening 29 th... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090020296 | Method for extinguishing a fire in a silo The invention relates to a method for extinguishing burning deposited goods situated in a silo, inert gas being introduced into the silo above the burning deposited goods and off gas being extracted above the burning deposited goods from the silo.... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080305731 | POSITIONABLE BACK DRAFT ASSEMBLY A filter housing, a duct arm and a hood which is positioned near the fume source as the duct arm extends between the hood and the filter housing for conveying the fumes from the hood to the filter housing. The filter housing includes a motor for generating suction at th... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080290094 | FIRE RESISTANT CONTAINER FOR BATTERY-OPERATED ELECTRONIC DEVICES A container for battery-operated electronics equipment is provided. This container, which is typically flexible, includes a body having an open end and at least one cavity formed therein, wherein the at least one cavity is adapted to receive electronics equipment; and a... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080230239 | Structural Arrangement Which Assists Rapid Fire Load Combustion and Smoke and Gas Evacuation The invention relates to an arrangement for the rapid combustion of the fire load within reach of a fire and of the hot gases and smoke produced by the fire. The invention involves installing an external sheet and an internal sheet of reinforced concrete along the perim... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080105443 | Fire And Explosion Protection Method In A High-Bay Warehouse In Which Chemical Hazardous Materials Are Stored, And Fire/Explosion-Protected High-Bay Warehouse Method for fire and explosion protection in a high-bay warehouse for hazardous chemical substances and, in particular, for Class AI and B VbF [Order on combustible liquids] substances, by
| 05/08/2008 |
| 20080099580 | Firefighter's mop-up knozzle The present invention is an apparatus to be connected to the end of a fire hose that will allow a nozzle operator to perform mop-up fire fighting work without a shovel man and to extinguish both below-ground pockets of smoldering material and small surface fires. The ap... | 05/01/2008 |
