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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7184862 | Turret targeting system and method for a fire fighting vehicle A turret control system and method for a fire fighting vehicle is disclosed. The turret control system includes one or more control modules, such as an envelope control module, turret targeting module, a turret pan module, a turret deploy module, a turret store modu... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7162332 | Turret deployment system and method for a fire fighting vehicle A turret control system and method for a fire fighting vehicle is disclosed. The turret control system includes one or more control modules, such as an envelope control module, turret targeting module, a turret pan module, a turret deploy module, a turret store modu... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147062 | Cable management apparatus A fire fighting monitor includes a stationary element and a rotating element for directing a water stream at variable trajectories. Electrical components, such as drive motors, are mounted on the rotating element and are connected to electrical sources remote from t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137456 | Firefighting equipment An articulated fire truck (T) has an extendible and retractable boom (11) mounted on the truck and extendible to a height above the ground where a fire is burning within a building (B). A drill assembly (1) is affixed to the end of the boom for drillin... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137578 | Segmented monitor A firefighting segmented monitor for redirecting a trajectory of a pressurized fluid discharge towards a target comprises a flowpath with minimum convolutions. The monitor flowpath comprises in series a stationary segment and three rotating segments including a lowe... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7127331 | Turret operator interface system and method for a fire fighting vehicle A turret control system includes one or more control modules, such as an envelope control module, turret targeting module, a turret pan module, a turret deploy module, a turret store module. The preferred turret control system also provides improved turret control f... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114575 | Method and apparatus for extinguishing fires in storage vessels containing flammable or combustible liquids An fire-fighting system for arresting a fire in a flammable or combustible liquid storage vessel comprising a portable discharging apparatus and a portable installation apparatus. The portable discharging apparatus receives a fire-fighting agent from a supply hose a... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7055880 | Apparatus and method to facilitate maintenance of a work vehicle An arrangement of equipment elements to facilitate the maintenance of a work vehicle. The work vehicle has a support structure with a power source mounted on an end of the support structure and a vehicle body mounted on the support structure and enveloping at least ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7021675 | Swivel assembly A swivel assembly for use with a water gun mounted on a base or coupled to a water supply conduit to discharge a high velocity stream of water into a mineral stockpile and slurry pit, the swivel assembly comprises a stationary swivel section and a rotatably swivel s... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6994282 | Radio controlled liquid monitor A radio controlled liquid monitor, capable of rotation about a vertical axis through an infinite arc is disclosed. A rotatable body is rotatably mounted onto a base element for rotation about a vertical axis, and a discharge elbow is rotatably mounted on the rotatab... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6922615 | Turret envelope control system and method for a fire fighting vehicle A turret control system includes one or more control modules, such as an envelope control module, turret targeting module, a turret pan module, a turret deploy module, a turret store module. The preferred turret control system also provides improved turret control f... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6761226 | Fire fighting apparatus A fire fighting apparatus comprising a container with two tanks therein, one holding a quantity of water and another holding a quantity of foaming agent, a pump operated by a gasoline engine, several hoses for directing a water/foam mixture at a fire and for refilli... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6719065 | Fire fighting apparatus with spray bar A fire fighting apparatus comprising a container with two tanks therein, one holding a quantity of water and another holding a quantity of foaming agent, a pump operated by a gasoline engine, several hoses for directing a water/foam mixture at a fire and for refilli... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6591861 | Closed water-container storing device with water inlet/outlet A closed water-container storing device with the water inlet/outlet, comprising a water storing bag container for storing water, a water inlet for the inflow of water from outside source to said water storing bag container, a water outlet for outflow of w... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6571882 | Fire fighting vehicle and equipment A fire fighting unit to be installed and transported on a relatively small vehicle, comprising, in combination, frame structure sized for installation on a vehicle; fluid supply apparatus carried on the frame structure; and including a water supply tank, ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6446731 | Smoke evacuating fire vehicle A mobile self-propelled vehicle for fighting fires incorporates an extensible, trainable evacuation tube which can be introduced into a burning building or other enclosed space to remove smoke and gases by means of a power exhaust fan. Fire extinguishing ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6305620 | Firefighting monitor apparatus A fire fighting monitor apparatus has a casing having a main inlet pipe for receiving water under pressure from a water source and a plurality of outlet arms extending from the inlet pie. Each of the outlet arms has an elbow formed therein. The casing has... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6092911 | Apparatus and method for illuminating the scene of an emergency An emergency vehicle includes an extendable ladder and a compartment for storing a kit containing a source of light and a cable. When the vehicle arrives at the scene of an emergency, the ladder is partially extended, and the kit is removed from the compa... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5899276 | Bumper-mounted extensible turret A forward-mounted fluid-dispensing boom on a fire-fighting vehicle that can move between a retracted position and a fully extended position directly in front of the vehicle.... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5211245 | Vehicle mounted aerial lift An aerial lift for use with a vehicle for positioning the nozzle on the outer end of an upper boom coupled at its inner end to the outer end of a lower boom with selectively raising and lowering the lower boom in a plane from and above the horizontal and ... | 05/18/1993 |
| 4949794 | Remotely controlled firefighting apparatus and control means Control apparatus for selectively generating and converting control input information into controlling output for position and movement of controlled apparatus. The controlled apparatus includes a fluid discharge device comprising a nozzle disposed for ve... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4909329 | Fire supervising system and extinguishing target determining system This invention relates to a fire supervising system and a fire extinguishing target determining method in the water discharging and fire extinguishing operation. The system and method of the present invention is characterized by dividing a fire supervisor... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4875526 | Rough terrain, large water volume, track driven firefighting apparatus and method This invention discloses a firefighting track driven apparatus for use in rugged terrain. A crawler track driven tractor vehicle pushes a front platform vehicle and pulls a rear platform vehicle. The front platform vehicle travels on steerable crawler tra... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4607702 | Fire monitors A fire monitor formed by an outer tube that communicates with a water inlet and a coaxial inner tube connected to an outlet nozzle. Water flows from the inlet into the outer tube, and then around a semitoroidal bend formed by a baffle plate and a fairing ... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4535846 | Fire fighting turret Turret for moving a fire fighting nozzle in an oscillation mode and in an elevation selecting movement. The turret having a separate controllable double-acting pneumatic cylinder for each movement, operated by pressured air.... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4410045 | Firefighting vehicle A firefighting vehicle comprises a pick-up truck of the type having an open bed, a housing mounted to the floor within the bed and having a plurality of compartments, a tower pivotally mounted to the top of the housing, a rigid conduit pivotally mounted t... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4195692 | Fire-fighting nozzle assembly A fire-fighting cannon nozzle assembly comprisees first and second feed conduits which become coaxial in a rotary sleeve assembly and extend through a body assembly and also through a swivel joint assembly for simultaneous projection of two fire-fighting ... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4183410 | Fire-fighting nozzle assembly having two discharge conduits A fire-fighting cannon nozzle assembly comprising two discharge conduits arranged coaxially at a first rotary pivotal position for rotating the assembly about a vertical axis, and which each have a second pivot position along their length where they are n... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4119152 | Long-distance spraying device for fire hose A spraying device for a fire hose is provided with a bulb having a large inlet in one side and a plurality of small outlets in another side, the inlet being connected to the top end of a fire hose by way of a broad pipe, the outlets being connected to a p... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4007793 | Fire fighting apparatus Apparatus for fighting fires including a plurality of nozzles mounted on an aerial ladder and supplied with water under pressure which is directed onto the fire. Each of the nozzles is controlled from a remote position in a manner such that the direction ... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3989109 | Fire fighting turret A fire fighting turret including three 90° elbows arranged seriatim with swivel joints where the two end elbows are connected to the central elbow attached to a second turret in such a manner that reaction forces create no problem and the field of aiming... | 11/02/1976 |
