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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7207391 | Selectable fixed flow large scale fire fighting nozzle with selectable additive proportioning and light weight cost effective construction An industrial scale fire fighting nozzle and method, the nozzle having a selectively adjustable discharge gap and providing for gap coordinated, independently selectable additive proportioning ratio selection, the method including discharging fire fighting fluid at ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7143833 | Portable fire-extinguisher A portable aerosol fire-extinguisher has an elongate metal casing (3) with a handle (2) and an internal chamber (4) for housing a charge (5) of a solid substance which can be transformed, at a predetermined temperature, into an aerosol wi... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7028782 | System and method for suppressing fires A method and apparatus for suppressing a fire utilizing non-azide solid gas propellant generation to produce and transport a suitable gas for suppressing a fire in a normally occupied area. The nitrogen gas produced by the solid propellant gas generation is optional... | 04/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6352121 | Vehicle fire extinguisher system A vehicle fire extinguisher system for extinguishing a fire in event of a crash or another adverse vehicle mishap. The vehicle fire extinguisher system includes a central processing unit being adapted to be securely mounted in a vehicle including airplane... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6244353 | Fire extinguishing device A fire extinguishing device for extinguishing a fire from a stationary fire extinguisher. The fire extinguishing device includes a housing having a top wall. A peripheral wall is integrally coupled to and extending downwardly away from the top wall such t... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6241164 | Effervescent liquid fine mist apparatus and method An apparatus for creating a fine liquid mist includes a container capable of holding fluid; one of a perforated basket and a porous bag disposed in the container; a liquid supply connector connected to the container; a mixing chamber connected to the cont... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6102308 | Self-educing nozzle A firefighting nozzle has a low-turbulence liquid flow channel that is directed outwardly by a baffle. Surrounding the flow channel is an annular concentrate chamber. The concentrate chamber leads from a concentrate inlet to a concentrate entry port on a ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5588493 | Fire extinguishing methods and systems A method of extinguishing a fire, which includes pre-positioning a fire extinguishing device which includes at least two reactants such that when the reactants are activated they react to create solid particulate products having a diameter of about one mi... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5449041 | Apparatus and method for suppressing a fire An apparatus for suppressing a fire comprises a gas generator in communication with a vaporizable liquid by means of a first conduit. When activated, the gas generator generates an elevated temperature burst of a first gas containing carbon dioxide, nitro... | 09/12/1995 |
| 4617174 | Automatic autonomous apparatus for the fast production of polyurethane foam The foam is produced by mixing an isocyanate with a polyalcohol from a tight storage tank with two compartments, each of which contains one of the aforementioned products, the upper part of the tank being provided with a solid propellant trip or starter, ... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4231430 | Automatic soda-acid fire extinguisher system A soda-acid fire extinguisher system reacts to the sensing of a fire in a building and starts a chemical reaction inside a sealed container. The chemical reaction produces carbon dioxide and water which is piped to the fire location and is sprayed on the ... | 11/04/1980 |
