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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7661482 | Tree fire extinguishing device The present invention provides a tree fire extinguishing device including an upright standing hollow body. An air compressor pump is connected to the hollow body for providing pressurized air to the hollow body. At least one heat activated fluid release valve is con... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7389827 | Nozzle assembly with blow-off cap for use in fire suppression system A discharge assembly used with a fire suppression delivery system comprises a nozzle having an outer nozzle surface and inlet and discharge ends. The inlet end receives fire suppression agent and the discharge end dispenses fire suppression agent through an orifice.... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7353881 | Ganged fire extinguisher system A non-electrically actuated ganged fire extinguisher system for use in an enclosure of a size larger than the capacity of a single pre-engineered fire extinguisher comprises at least two pre-engineered fire extinguishers positioned at spaced locations in the enclosu... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7325622 | Extinguishing-medium container and system of containers Extinguishing-medium container includes a tubular body (2) which can be coupled together with a first and a second end piece (5, 6), which second end piece (6) has at least one outlet duct (33) for ejection of extinguishing medium (26 | 02/05/2008 |
| 7267247 | Portable beverage dispensing system A portable beverage dispensing system includes a supply of flat water and a supply of pressurized gaseous carbon dioxide. A first motorless carbonator is configured to receive a portion of the flat water and a portion of the carbon dioxide and to cause a portion of ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7243890 | Dry powder service unit and method of use thereof A dry powder fire extinguisher recharging system charges and discharges a bottle with dry powder. The system includes a frame unit and various components associated with it, such as a clamp assembly to clamp a bottle assembly. The bottle assembly has a bottle in a p... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7188567 | Gas generation system A gas generator (24; 140) may be used in an inflatable member system (20) which includes an inflatable member (22) expandable from a stowed condition to a deployed condition. The generator may include a flexible container (30; 150) within the in... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185711 | Fire protection system A fire suppression system includes system piping and at least one sprinkler with the system piping for delivering fire suppressant to the sprinkler. The sprinkler has an outlet and a temperature sensitive trigger with temperature sensitive trigger opening the outlet... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182144 | Fire-fighting robot Provided is a fire-fighting robot that can quickly start to fight a fire occurring at a hazardous location, which firefighters cannot access, and extinguish fires occurring at any location without receiving a supply of fire extinguishing water. The fire-fight... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182143 | Automatic appliance fire extinguisher system Embodiments of the invention provide fire extinguishers for appliances and methods. A fire extinguisher includes a container containing a pressurized fire retardant. A delivery tube is connected to the container and is in fluid communication with the pressurized fir... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163205 | Recovery apparatus for fragmented ballistic materials and method for collection of the same The present invention provides a ballistic testing recovery apparatus and method for allowing post impact analysis of pyrophoric projectile debris wherein the apparatus comprises a containment chamber having an interior volume filled with a solvent-soluble granulate... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147061 | Fire extinguisher kit, device and method of using same A fire extinguishing kit includes a self-contained wall mountable fire-extinguishing device having a base plate with an upstanding igniter and a depending non-projectile thermal actuator. The base plate is surrounded by a hollow frangible hull, which in turn is supp... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7121353 | Airborne vehicle for firefighting An airborne vehicle (1, 2, 10) which is equipped with an extinguishant container (12) for mist extinguishing is specified for efficient firefighting. A detonator (18) which is located on the extinguishant container (12) can be detonated v... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121354 | Fire extinguishing device and method A fire extinguishing device and associated methods. The device is adapted to be positioned in proximity to a fire and operable in response to heat output by the fire. The device includes a first reservoir, containing a fluid, adapted to receive the heat from the fir... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108074 | Device with a storage tank that is filled or can be filled with an active ingredient and atomizer unit The apparatus (1e, 1f) according to the invention has a storage tank (5) which is or can be filled with an active substance (3), a pyrotechnic charge (6; 39) in a first end region (9) of the storage tank (5 | 09/19/2006 |
| 7089862 | Water pod A water pod for assisting a user in extinguishing forest fires includes a hollow shell constructed with a biodegradable plastic that ruptures upon impact when dropped from an aircraft. The shell includes a fill port allowing it to be filled with water or another fla... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082999 | Pressurization system for fire extinguishers A fire extinguisher includes a gas generator for pressurizing a suppressant. The generator includes an ignition cord within a flexible tube extending within an interior of an extinguisher bottle. Advantageously, there is additional generant between the tube and the ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081815 | Radio frequency security system, method for a building facility or the like, and apparatus and methods for remotely monitoring the status of fire extinguishers A system for remotely monitoring the status of one or more fire extinguishers includes means for sensing at least one parameter of each of the fire extinguishers; means for selectively transmitting the sensed parameters along with information identifying the fire ex... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7070704 | Composition of environmental friendly neuter loaded stream extinguisher for ordinary fire (a class) and method for preparing the same Disclosed is an environment-friendly, pH-neutral, loaded stream extinguishant and a method for preparing the same. The extinguishant is prepared from a mixture of a fire extinguishable component, an organic acid, a surfactant and water. It is very effective in contr... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070003 | Canister fire extinguishing assembly A canister fire extinguishing assembly includes a device that is adapted for removably coupling to a fire extinguisher. The device includes a container that has a bottom wall and a peripheral wall that is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall. The pe... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6976544 | Sprinkler A sprinkler comprising a temperature-activated means (1), a housing (2), a central nozzle (4), a side nozzle (5a, 5b), a first channel (9-15-6-12-13) for guiding a medium to the cent... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974091 | Dispensing means The invention relates to portable dispensing means having a spray head (1) and a spray material storage canister (2), the spray head (1) and the canister being attachable to one another and also being subsequently detachable from one another, th... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6962207 | Fire fighting apparatus A fire fighting apparatus has releaseable spray heads, a tube system for leading extinguishing medium from an extinguishing medium source to the spray heads, and at least one drive gas source for driving the extinguishing medium at a high pressure via the tube syste... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955226 | Ganged fire extinguisher system A non-electrically actuated ganged fire extinguisher system for use in an enclosure of a size larger than the capacity of a single pre-engineered fire extinguisher comprises at least two pre-engineered fire extinguishers positioned at spaced locations in the enclosu... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6948567 | Passive fire protection device A fire protection device for holding a fire extinguishing agent. The device is made from a dual-face enclosure coupled to one another through internal ribs, and is configured such that a single chamber defined by the faces and ribs is configured to contain all of th... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935433 | Helium gas total flood fire suppression system The invention provides systems and methods adaptable to all gaseous agents including Helium to suppress fire in at least one enclosed space. Suppressants are delivered by a dedicated subsystem connected to cargo compartments or to engine nacelles, or by an integrate... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926178 | Valve with a two-component seal A valve for an aerosol container including a valve body, a valve stem having a dispensing passage, and a sealing ring contacting the valve stem. The valve stem is slidably moveable relative to the sealing ring from a valve-closed position to a valve-open position in... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926243 | Mounting bracket with an ejection means for detachable retaining of a cylindrical tank member A mounting bracket for holding a cylindrical tank member such as an air tank or other emergency tank particularly used by emergency personnel wherein the tank is easily detachable from the bracket and easily attachable thereto. The mechanism includes a backing plate... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6920879 | Compressed air breathing apparatus A compressed air breathing apparatus having a base plate, at least one compressed air bottle detachably mounted to the base plate using a fastening strap and an additional fixing device, and a high-pressure fitting attached to the at least one compressed air bottle.... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6915861 | Ballistic fire protection packaging system The present invention presents a system for packaging fire suppressing material. An outer membrane is configured to support and release a fire suppression material when impacted by a ballistic or incendiary round. An inner membrane is configured to support and relea... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6907940 | Fast response fluid flow control valve/nozzle Disclosed herein is a fast response fluid flow control valve/nozzle that combines the technology used to rupture the frangible discs found in pressurized container-based fire protection/suppression systems with that found in fixed pipe spray/sprinkler systems. The a... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6868915 | Method for suppressing developing explosions A method for suppressing developing explosions, in particular in containers or rooms with explosive dusts or gases, having a gas generator whose pressure gas expels the extinguishing agent from its container as a unit after a maximum pressure is reached and then dis... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6866102 | Electrical fire extinguishing system An electrical fire suppression system for a structure having electrical fixtures includes a central computer system and a plurality of fire sensing devices distributed through the structure. A central fire suppression fluid tank is connected to fire suppression flui... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6851483 | Fire suppression system and solid propellant aerosol generator for use therein A fire suppression system for a substantially enclosed area comprises: a plurality of solid propellant aerosol generators disposed about the enclosed area for exhausting a fire suppressant aerosol that is substantially void of an ozone depleting material into the en... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6810966 | Extinguisher An extinguisher includes a compressed-gas generator for fighting fire and incipient explosions, and the extinguisher includes at least one rupture diaphragm having a rupture joint, in order to seal the extinguishing-agent vessel. In its center, the rupture diaphragm... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6810964 | Pressurization system for fire extinguishers A fire extinguisher includes a gas generator for pressurizing a suppressant. The generator includes an ignition cord within a flexible tube extending within an interior of an extinguisher bottle. Advantageously, there is additional generant between the tube and the ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6796382 | Fire extinguishing ball A fire extinguishing device of the explosive type is disclosed for use in interior or localized exterior conflagrations, wherein the force of detonation of the device is minimalized through the use of low density/low mass components; no part of the device having suf... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6732809 | Apparatus for distributing granular material An apparatus for explosion suppression. The apparatus includes a flange proximate a volume wherein explosions are to be suppressed, a burst seal affixed to the flange, and a spreader insert proximate the flange. The seal is made to burst when pressure is applied to ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 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 |
