Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7614456 | Fire retardant delivery system for fighting wild fires A flexible, frangible bladder for the receipt of water and/or fire retardant, the bladder of sufficient size to contain a sufficient amount of such water and/or fire retardant, the bladder being positionable in a retaining member positioned on an aircraft, the retai... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7478680 | Fire extinguishing by explosive pulverisation of projectile based frozen gases and compacted solid extinguishing agents This invention relates to a forest, terrain and urban fire fighting device and method, and more particularly, to a fire extinguishing system and method offering reduced risk of fire spread and safety of firemen. This extinguishing device consists of an encapsulated ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7325350 | Firearm for extinguishing a fire from a position remote from the fire A firearm for extinguishing a fire from a position remote from the fire. A cartridge is disposed in, and is selectively discharged from, a pistol. The cartridge includes a head containing a pressurized fire extinguishant and a casing containing a propellent. The cas... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7090029 | Firefighting bomblets and a precision aerial firefighting method utilizing the same A firefighting bomblet includes a container having rigid supportive walls that together define a faceted-sphere shape, a cavity disposed inside the container and defined by the walls, and an opening in one of the walls for filling the cavity with a fire retardant. T... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7083000 | Fire retardant delivery system A fire extinguishing and fire retarding method is provided comprising the step of confining a fire extinguishing and fire retarding agent in slurry, liquid or gaseous form within a shell wherein the shell comprises such an agent in solid form. An agent such as ice w... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077017 | Container with a frangible seal A container for receiving fluids comprises a body having opposite ends and at least one wall defining an interior space. At least one seal defines a sealed chamber within the interior space of the body. Each seal is recessed from one of the ends of the body and has ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6983805 | Fire blanket A fire blanket comprising a generally flexible substrate and a chemical compound which reacts endothermically when heated. The chemical compound is preferably an alkali metal salt and more preferably a potassium or sodium salt. The compound may be a solid at room te... | 01/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6725941 | Fire retardant delivery system A fire extinguishing and fire retarding method is provided comprising the step of confining a fire extinguishing and fire retarding agent in slurry, liquid or gaseous form within a shell wherein the shell comprises such an agent in solid form. An agent such as ice w... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6364026 | Robotic fire protection system A fire fighting system comprising a set of unmanned, aircraft, fire detection subsystems; a set of launch-on-need, unmanned aircraft, fire suppression subsystems; and a manned, central, robotic vehicle flight control and monitoring station. When deployed,... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6318473 | Expansive fire extinguishing system An expansive fire extinguishing system for combating forest and brush fires at safe distances. The expansive fire extinguishing system includes a sealed and explodable container capable of being moved airborne to distant fires; and also includes fire exti... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6050343 | Fire fighting system for large container with flammable products A system for extinguishing a fire in a tank filled with a flammable liquid product: a receptacle having an explosive charge within it and an extinguisher product that is dispersable over the flammable product to extinguish a fire there. Fuses that are ign... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6012531 | Fire extinguishing bomb A fire extinguishing device to reduce or extinguish a fire in a specific localized area such as a room or a hallway within a burning building. A base with a disbursement container fixed to the base is provided to hold an explosive charge and a volume of f... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5975213 | Fire suppression device A new fire suppression device for suppressing a fire within a predetermined radius of the fire suppression device. The inventive device includes a housing having upper and lower housing portions. The housing portions are positionable between an opened pos... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5894892 | Structure of fire extinguishing bombs A fire extinguishing bombs which includes the holding parts at both ends of the structure for holding a sealed glass container with fire extinguishing chemicals provided inside; the container is formed expanded in the central part to shape into a football... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5894891 | Method and device for extinguishing fires What is disclosed is a device for extinguishing fires, and utilization of the device for stationary protection of specific objects, and for dust abatement during blasting operations, and a method for extinguishing forest or terrain fires with the extingui... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5848650 | Vehicular engine combustion suppression method A trifluoroidomethane mixture with an inert atmospheric buoyant gas such as helium form a fire suppressant gas that is used to stop the combustion of internal combustion engines of motor vehicles to stop the motor vehicles. The gas is contained for delive... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5778984 | Fluid fire extinguishing agent shell for throwing A fluid fire extinguishing agent shell for throwing is disclosed, comprising a fluid fire extinguishing agent sealed in a thin-walled resin container having such a size that one can throw, which is breakable by a shock, said fluid fire extinguishing agent... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5582254 | Pressure container, especially for a fire extinguishing agent A pressurized container consisting mainly of a protective flask, a lid, an elastic storage bag disposed within the flask, and a working bag disposed within the elastic storage bag. The elastic storage bag is filled with a predetermined amount of a desired... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5555938 | Picture-combined fire extinguisher A picture-combined fire extinguisher is characterized by a glass-shelled extinguisher having a frame, to which a show window is pivotally connected. The show window consists of a clear panel, and an outer frame which extends backward and inward to form a ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5507350 | Fire extinguishing with dry ice A remote fire fighting method provides for remote and early response delivery of solid carbon dioxide in capsules by means of standard artillery guns to cool the fire and displace needed oxygen from the fire, useful for fighting fires difficult to approac... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5461874 | Method and apparatus for transporting material A method of transporting material includes forming a structural encasement from the material and applying a force to the encasement to transport the material to a desired destination. The structural encasement allows for the transmission of applied forces... | 10/31/1995 |
| 4964469 | Device for broadcasting dry material by explosive force Disclosed is a device which, upon impact, will broadcast a dry material such as fire-suppressing chemicals by explosive force. The device comprises an explosive charge within a frangible rigid-wall container, a dry powder payload within the container whic... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4836292 | Method for cooling a nuclear reactor and a product therefor A method and product for use in smothering a nuclear fire resulting from an accident in a nuclear plant comprises the discharging onto the fire liquified inert gas, e.g. argon, so the gas will block the flow of oxygen to the fire. The liquified argon may ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4285403 | Explosive fire extinguisher A waterproofed explosive charge is suspended within a frangible, spherical shell containing an aqueous solution. The assembly is dropped from an airplane or helicopter towards a fire below. Either a shock-actuated percussion cap or a fuse-ignited detonati... | 08/25/1981 |
| 3980139 | Fire extinguishing bomb for putting out fires A bomb containing an explosive and a fire extinguishing chemical so that the bomb can be exploded within a fire and extinguish the fire flames; the bomb including a glass cylinder that can be readily fragmented so to disperse its chemical content into all... | 09/14/1976 |
