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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4859349 | Polysaccharide/perfluoroalkyl complexes The instant invention relates to water-soluble anionic polysaccharides bound to perfluoroalkyl cationic surfactants. Polymer complexes are formed which are especially useful for fighting fires of hydrophilic or polar liquids. They have the unique property... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4836472 | Fire retardant helicopter deck The present helicopter deck makes use of a passive fire-fighting system. Extruded aluminum beams on a base support an upper platform for supporting the helicopter. The support beams provide a space between the base and the upper platform. The upper platfo... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4836290 | Fire suppression system A fire extinguishing system for roof fires or the like includes a fire sensor for monitoring a condition indicative of a fire and for signaling the sensing of the condition. A first fire extinguishing member is provided for spraying a fire retardant fluid... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4819732 | Fire-fighting equipment Cabinet assembly for simple placing in a room so that in the event of a fire it detects fire and discharges compressed fire-fighting vapor such as bromotrifluoromethane. Cabinet contains tank of compressed vapor with discharge conduit and controls so that... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4811796 | Fire fighting apparatus There is disclosed apparatus for use in fighting fire in and around heavy, self-propelled vehicles by means of a liquid ballast contained within the large, tubeless tires of the vehicle. In the event of a fire, a hose is connected to a coupling which is i... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4802535 | Fire-fighting tool A fire-fighting tool having a perforated pointed forward end is designed to automatically maintain its water-emitting portions in place within the interior of a burning building, without manual attention thereto, after the wall or roof of such a building ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4773485 | Fire extinguishing system for cookstove and ranges A fire extinguishing system for a cookstove or range includes a fire extinguisher mounted above a hood positioned over the cookstove or range. The fire extinguisher is connected to a pair of nozzles within the hood to dispense fire suppressant over the co... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4736801 | Chimney fire extinguisher A fire extinguisher has an elongated manifold for discharging water on a chimney fire and is protectively secured within an opened face cage. The top has a threaded opening for a connection to a water hose and pointed bottom end for a ram head. An elongat... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4711307 | Compact self-contained fire extinguisher A fire extinguisher of compact, self-contained character is installed in electrical equipment by being mounted within an aperture of a housing for the equipment. The extinguisher has an elongated vessel for containing under pressure a fire extinguishing s... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4696347 | Arrangement for propulsion liquids over long distances An arrangement for propelling liquids over long distances involves enclosing liquid in a plurality of thin plastic spheres having a dimpled surface. The liquid containing spheres are propelled over substantial distances by shooting them from a pipe by mea... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4658716 | Infrared heating calender roll controller The present invention is directed toward a controller for controlling the local diameters of a temperature sensitive calender roll by selectively heating sections of a sheet of calenderable material with infrared lamps while the sheet is in contact with t... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4657086 | Helicopter decks A fire-extinguishing system for helicopter decks (10) comprises nozzles (24, 25) for the supply of foam or water to the helicopter deck and to a helicopter and the like placed on the helicopter deck. At the outer edge of the helicopter deck, just by a sub... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4653396 | Recirculating air calender roll controller The present invention is directed toward a controller for controlling local calender roll diameters by directing temperature controlled fluid against selected slices of a rotating calender roll. The calender roll has a diameter which responds to changes i... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4646486 | Flame-retarding wall feedthrough fitting A feedthrough assembly for conduits basically has a wall formed with a throughgoing passage extending along an axis and having a radially inwardly directed wall surface. At least one conduit passes axially through the passage. A lining member in the passa... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4606832 | Fire extinguishing composition A fire extinguishing composition which comprises bromofluorohydrocarbon and/or bromochlorofluorohydrocarbon and a fluorine-containing high molecular compound.... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4591000 | Automatic fire-extinguishing device for oil burner An automatic fire-extinguishing device for an oil burner is disclosed which is capable of manually carrying out the fire-extinguishing at the occurrence of any trouble in the oil burner as well as at the occurrence of earthquakes with good reliability and... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4560007 | Fire prevention and extinguishing assembly There is described a carbon bed absorber (7) including a temperature sensor (10), e.g. a conduit (10) which fuses at a predetermined temperature, wherein the sensor (10) is operably linked (11, 15) to a supply of fire extinguishing fluid (14) to cause flo... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4520872 | Emergency firehose switchover device for wells and the like An emergency fluid supply system in combination with a well having an electrically operable pump supplying fluid to a structure having a first fluid distribution system, an electric power supply and an electric distribution system includes a second fluid ... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4488603 | A compact and highly mobile fire-fighting vehicle A compact and highly mobile fire-fighting vehicle is disclosed which is capable of entering buildings through doorways and being maneuvered through corridors to the location of the fire. The vehicle carries fire extinguishing materials thereon and a spray... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4487137 | Auxiliary exhaust system An auxiliary exhaust system for use with a flue includes a conduit communicating at one end with an opening formed in the flue wall and a blower operable to introduce auxiliary air into the flue through the conduit. The conduit is angled so that the auxil... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4484634 | Flexible fire protection system A flexible rigid conduit system particularly suitable for fire protection sprinkler installations usable with movable storage racks wherein a plurality of rigid conduits are interconnected by self-aligning rotary joints permitting pressurized water to be ... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4481933 | Fire extinguishing attachment for chimney stacks A fire extinguishing attachment including a bracket for mounting on a stove stack and having a tubular guide therethrough. The tubular guide is an elbow tube having an inner end within the stack directed towards the chimney flue and an outer end outside t... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4434784 | Viewing apparatus for a chimney Apparatus for viewing the interior of a working chimney so that smoke patterns and the condition of the chimney walls can be continually monitored without the need of discontinuing the operation of a connected stove. The viewing apparatus is rendered airt... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4433985 | Air scrubbing and purifying system An air scrubbing and purifying system is provided for effecting removal of combustion products from contaminated air generated by a fire in progress in an enclosed room. The system comprises (a) electrically-powered intake fans for withdrawing contaminate... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4418757 | Storage rack structural sprinkler system An improved sprinkled warehouse stacker rack in which the sprinkler system is an integrated portion of a rack structure. A plurality of load bearing side frame members of any given heighth are operably interconnected to provide a stable structure having a... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4401165 | Fire resistant sub-ceiling A system for increasing the fire resistance of support ceilings and limiting damage caused by water as a result of fire-extinguishing operations to the respective localities. The system including a suspended fire resistant covering with sprinkler elements... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4356868 | Fire-extinguishant system A fire-extinguishant system includes a source of extinguishant, such as carbon dioxide, a fusible length of plastic tubing, such as one-half-inch-outside-diameter polyethylene tubing, with the end closed, and a conduit and valve system for connecting the ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4341267 | Chimney fire extinguisher A chimney fire extinguisher includes a bracket assembly by which a container of fire-extinguishing fluid is mounted outside the chimney. One leg of a U-shaped member included in the bracket assembly abuts the inner wall of the chimney, while a bracket pla... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4276064 | Fire control system for spray booth A system is provided for extinguishing accidental fires in paint spray booths of the type wherein oil is used as the medium for eliminating extraneous paint mist and overspray, said system providing control over both the oil and the medium used for exting... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4260023 | Automatic fire extinguisher for chimneys having a float operated flag This device provides a method of automatically extinguishing a fire that may occur in a chimney and it contains an indicating flag that rises when the extinguishing fluid has been discharged onto a fire in the chimney, upon which it is installed. The devi... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4202646 | Helicopter landing platform A helicopter landing platform comprises a fine mesh grid supported on a coarse mesh grid above a horizontal surface such as an ordinary helicopter landing pad. The grid structure is supported in superposed spaced relationship by a supporting framework; an... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4194570 | Flow momentum reversing fire abatement system Disclosed is an apparatus and method for extinguishing fires consuming combustible fluids, particularly gaseous fluids, issuing from wells, pipes or vent stacks. The apparatus comprises an extinguisher body typically having a cylindrical passageway which ... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4091875 | Device for extinguishing a liquid-fuel fire by isolation The device comprises at least one receptacle for collecting an accidental outleakage of liquid fuel and especially liquid sodium at high temperature. The receptacle is fitted with a cover which is provided with sloping channels for the flow of the liquid ... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4089378 | Copy paper exhausting roller unit for use in electrophotographic copying machine A roller unit for removing copy paper from an electrophotographic copying machine, the unit comprising a drive roller and an idler roller, each having a plurality of longitudinally extending portions where the diameter of every other portion is larger tha... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4043128 | Compressed-gas cartridge for fire protection purposes Apparatus for fire protection purposes including a compressed-gas cartridge device with at least a thermally responsive triggering mechanism. The triggering mechanism includes a striker for forcibly being driven toward the compressed-gas cartridge device ... | 08/23/1977 |
| 3945440 | Fire extinguishing apparatus for oxy-acetylene welding assemblies The fire extinguishing apparatus for oxy-acetylene welding assemblies having a cylinder having a free floating piston, over the actuator of a release valve, mountable at one end of a pressurized bottle containing a fire extinguishing fluid and connectable... | 03/23/1976 |
