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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167621 | Training device for forcibly opening a locked door A training device is described for perfecting the art of forcibly opening a door in an emergency. The training device has a frame and a door placed in the frame. A dead bolt is mounted in the door and protrudes from the door in a locked position relative to the fram... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8128408 | Door breach training system A door breach training system comprising a first restraint assembly connecting a door to a frame. The door is attached to a lock jamb of the frame with a first restraint assembly that exposes a shear joint to impact from a projectile, such as shotgun round. Another ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8096810 | Fire extinguisher training apparatus Methods and apparatus for use in fire extinguisher training are provided. These methods and apparatus are implemented electronically without the need for an open flame. The training apparatus includes a display having a plurality of light sources adapted to display ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7972139 | Training device for forcibly opening a locked door A training device for training the techniques of forcible entry through a locked door includes a door having an inner vertical edge, the door being hingedly mounted within a door frame for swinging movement between closed and open positions, the door frame including... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7901212 | Mobile collapsed building simulator A mobile collapsed building simulator for use in training fire fighters and emergency personnel. The simulator comprises a trailer body with an interior partitioned into two vertical levels. A plurality of partitions divide the vertical levels into a navigable path ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7789666 | Training door A reusable ballistic door for use in the training of individuals such as police officers and military personnel. The door may be formed to have different weak spots, requiring different techniques to enter the door. The door may be quickly and inexpensively rebuilt ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7748983 | Flameless fire extinguisher training methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus for use in fire extinguisher training are provided. These methods and apparatus are implemented electronically without the need for an open flame. The training apparatus includes a display having a plurality of light sources adapted to display ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7744373 | Dispersion burner for firefighter training A firefighting trainer includes a tank for containing a volume of a non-combustible dispersion medium such as water. The water resides within the tank having an upper surface of the water exposed through an open upper end of the tank. A fuel distribution system dist... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7611356 | Training device for simulating the response of a locked door to the application of a blunt force A training device, for training emergency personnel to breach a locked door with a blunt force technique. The training device includes a door, a door frame, and a locking mechanism having a latching cylinder with a vertical axis, a latch stop, and at least one heavy... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7527499 | Aircraft fuselage training device for fire fighters An aircraft fuselage training device for training fire fighters to use fuselage penetration fire extinguishing devices includes a mounting frame and an aircraft fuselage simulation frame mounted on the mounting frame. At least one fuselage skin section sheet is rele... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7416412 | Firefighter training apparatus A firefighter training apparatus includes a sled base having a plurality of sled runners and an upright post attached to the base. The upright post is slidably attached to the base for adjusting the height of the post. A pole is attached to the post with a pole-to-p... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7372472 | Method and apparatus for graphically defining a video particle explosion effect A software library using a 3D graphics engine to produce a real time 3D particle explosion effect is provided. The particle explosion effect creation tool allows users to create their own particle explosion effect by defining their own shapes in a graphics image dat... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7356951 | Inflatable dancing toy with music An inflatable toy may include a housing, a balloon-like structure, a blower mechanism, a drive mechanism, and a motor. The balloon-like structure may include a base, an inflatable portion, and an inlet. The base and the inflatable portion may define an air storage a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347472 | Systems and methods for use in mobile medical training An enclosure is provided that is adapted for mobile transport to a training site. In one embodiment, the enclosure includes a laboratory section equipped with medical equipment and instrumentation. In another embodiment, a supply of non-living anatomic material is p... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341112 | Firefighting training fluid and method for making same A firefighting training fluid (FFTF) comprising a paraffin blend. The blends of paraffins typically have no less than about two carbon atoms and no more than about twelve carbon atoms. The blends of paraffins may possess Reid vapor pressures in the range from about ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7324070 | Device and process for monitoring the deployment of respirator users A monitoring device, process and system use an image recording device for recording an image falling on the eyes of the user of the device. The monitoring device includes a display and a signal processor with which at least the image signals recorded by the image re... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7259912 | Fresnel lens having reduced distortions A display device for displaying images in a rear projection display device is provided. The display device may include, amongst other structure, a screen including a lens portion and a frame portion. A tensioner may be operatively associated with the screen and may ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253519 | Chip packaging structure having redistribution layer with recess A chip structure comprising a chip, a redistribution layer, a second passivation layer and at least a bump is provided. The chip has a first passivation layer and at least a bonding pad. The first passivation layer exposes the bonding pad and has at least a recess. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244123 | Training tank for personnel entry, exit and rescue A self-contained training device for simulated personnel entry, exit and rescue in confined space scenarios. The device features an enclosed tank mounted on a truck trailer. The tank has at least one top portal and at least one side portal for entry and exit. An enc... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7184051 | Method of and apparatus for rendering an image simulating fluid motion, with recording medium and program therefor An apparatus for processing an image has a texture rendering unit for storing a texture image in a texture rendering area of an image memory, an image rendering unit for storing a polygon in a display rendering area of the image memory based on at least the texture ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175439 | Training device for extinguishing fires, method and system of use thereof Devices for training in extinguishing fires comprising a control unit and a flame generation unit as well as methods and systems of use thereof are presented. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171736 | Portable fire extinguisher stand system A method of assembling and storing a portable stand for a fire extinguisher having a case, a pylon and a base. The case has a rear wall and a bottom wall. The pylon has a front surface, an open bottom with an outer flange and a top that is narrower than the outer fl... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7088358 | Collision detection method for deformable objects in a scene A collision detection method for polygonal objects using OpenGL is provided, comprising dividing a surface of each object into a set of axis aligned bounding boxes (AABB) to build an AABB tree, selecting an object among the plurality of polygonal objects as a refere... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074043 | Mobile firefighting flashover training unit and arson investigation lab & method of fabricating same A firefighting training unit and a method of fabrication such a unit. The fabrication involves modifying an existing structure such as a steel cargo container. The modification procedures first require that combustibles be removed and a steel floor welded in place o... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7044742 | Emergency reporting apparatus An emergency reporting apparatus is provided which is capable of easily acquiring passenger information necessary at the time of an emergency report and reporting as deputy for a passenger in the case of an emergency. The emergency reporting apparatus, in a training... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7019652 | Determining the efficiency of respirators and protective clothing, and other improvements A respirator system (10; 100) for a worker in an environment with hazardous airborne contaminants comprises a respirator (12, 112), a helmet (14, 114), a camera (40, 140), and a gas sample analyser (16, 116) capable of analysing sa... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016933 | Translation and substitution of transmitted environmental data A method, system and computer program product for generating an alternative form of transmitted environmental data, e.g., scent information, air temperature settings, air humidity settings, triggering of infrared devices such as to create tactile warmth. Upon identi... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008230 | Firefighter's training simulator A mobile simulator for use in firefighting training exercises. The mobile simulator includes a plurality of rooms, including a room for simulating a kitchen fire, and a room for simulating a wall fire condition. The mobile simulator also includes a confined space un... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007475 | Conical helical of spiral combustor scroll device in gas turbine engine A conical helical design for a turbine combustor scroll utilizes as much cavity of the combustor housing as possible by adding an axial shift and an irregular cross sectional shape in the scroll without adversely effecting aerodynamic performance. The axial shift re... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004525 | Combination livestock trailer and travel trailer A combination livestock and travel trailer includes a trailer frame having wheels, a base floor and an upper ceiling, living quarters in the front portion of the trailer having a living floor above the base floor and a ceiling in common with the upper ceiling, a liv... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6955444 | Surgical headlight A surgical headlamp containing dual lamp housings, each containing one or more LED light sources is featured. Both lamp housings may be adjusted so that light beams emitted by each may be selectively converged at a spot a predetermined distance in front of the lamp ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6929548 | Apparatus and a method for more realistic shooting video games on computers or similar devices An apparatus, system, and a method for providing more realistic shooting input for shooting video games on computers or similar devices is provided. The apparatus may be comprised of a mock shooting device, such as a gun, having a lighting device containing a plural... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6919884 | Simulated fireplace including electronic display A fireplace generally including a display driven by a controller. The display may be configured to show images associated with a fireplace. The images may be in two dimensions or three dimensions. The display may be driven by the controller, and a user interface may... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6889473 | Firefighter training building having a reconfigurable floor plan A firefighter training building having a system of movable and removable partition walls for changing the interior floor plan layout of the building is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of tracks disposed above the movable walls and a plurality of movable a... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6877988 | Door breach training system and method of use A door breach training system and related method of use thereof. The system includes a door and frame with replaceable shear pins which are designed to break under known pressures to replicate pressures required to breach doors of varying physical characteristics an... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6866512 | Ruggedized instrumented firefighter's vari-nozzle The purpose of the invention is to protect an instrumented firefighter's fire hose nozzle from shock and undesirable environmental pollutant penetration. The invention provides for doing this through the use of a rugged cover on the equipment as well as soft equipme... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6866513 | Fire-fighter training A fire simulator comprises fuel distribution means under a grating through which fuel emanating from the fuel distribution means can rise in use to create flames extending above the grating, wherein the grating includes a plurality of grating elements that together ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6802718 | Fuel spill firefighter trainer An enhanced deck for generating live fire simulations of fuel spill and chemical fires and the like, and includes a pit for receiving a volume of fluid, such as water, within which is mounted a fuel burner array. Gaseous or liquid fuel is delivered to the burner ass... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6799975 | Modular confined space rescue training simulator A mobile confined space rescue training simulation unit having a simple adjustable modular construction that may be set up in any of a number of different confined space rescue scenarios to meet a variety of specialized training needs. The unit is preferably trailer... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6687910 | Smoke simulating shield covering SCBA faceplate A translucent shield (20) is provided for covering a self contained breathing apparatus mask faceplate (22) to simulate smoke. The shield consists of a die cut shape of thermoplastic sheet that duplicates the outline of the self contained breathing appara... | 02/10/2004 |
