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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033339 | Around-the-pump additive system for industrial scale fire hazards Fire fighting method and apparatus including pumping at least 2000 gpm water from large water reservoir toward an industrial hazard and adding, in an around-the-pump system, at least one water additive from a source to the pumped water through a fitting established ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7690438 | Method for acting on forest fires, pests or atmospheric phenomena from the air Characterized in that in a first stage are loaded or produced on board in a mother aircraft at least a product or mixed of products to act on forest fires, pests or atmospheric phenomena; in a second stage the said product is stored in a glider container with glidin... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7661483 | Metal oxide nanoparticles for smoke clearing and fire suppression Methods of reducing smoke levels in smoke-affected areas, reducing the level of toxic compounds produced by fires, fire suppression, and increasing flame retardancy. In particular, methods according to the present invention comprise dispersing nanocrystalline partic... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7484567 | Applying solid carbon dioxide to a hazardous material or fire Delivery of pelletized carbon dioxide (dry ice) to a target material such as a hazardous material or a fire from a distance, by projection, spraying, or aerial dropping the pelletized carbon dioxide onto the target material using gravity. Delivery may be made by a m... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7431100 | Fire fighting tool A fire fighting tool includes an elongated hollow cylindrical nozzle having a plurality of openings surrounding the nozzle, a tubular member and a coupling for connecting the tubular member to a hose. The tool also includes a mounting member for positioning the nozz... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7337856 | Method and apparatus for suppression of fires An apparatus, system and method for suppression of fires are provided. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a housing is provided with a first opening (or set of openings), a second opening (or set of openings) and a flow path defined between the firs... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7299883 | Apparatus and method for extinguishing fires in a multi-floored building An apparatus for treating a fire in a multi-floored building, a method of treating fire in a multi-floored building, and a portable apparatus for assembly and subsequent treating of a fire in a multi-floored building are disclosed. The apparatus, method and system i... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7284930 | Composition and method for forming a sprayable materials cover An alternative cover for landfill may be formed from a slurry mixture of water, cementitious binder, adhesion enhancing admixture and fiber. These constituents may be mixed and applied to cover landfilled wastes, granular material piles or for soil erosion control. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7271702 | Method and system for autonomous correlation of sensed environmental attributes with entities A method for determining attributes of entities within a physical space. More specifically, the location of the entities in the physical space are determined using this invention. A reader automatically moves throughout the space and takes measurements of the attrib... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7228916 | Explosion suppression system Explosion suppresant container, for use in suppression of deflagrative explosions and other like events involving combustion associated with rapidly moving gases, comprising a container which, in use, contains suppressant, an outlet through which suppressant can exi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223351 | Fire extinguishing mixtures, methods and systems Fire extinguishing mixtures, systems and methods are provided. The fire extinguishing mixtures can include one or more extinguishing compounds, such as, for example, one or more of fluorocarbons, fluoroethers, and fluorocarbons. The fire extinguishing mixtures can a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219588 | Portable convertible blast effects shield A rapidly deployable portable convertible blast effects shield/ballistic shield includes a set two or more telescoping cylindrical rings operably connected to each other to convert between a telescopically-collapsed configuration for storage and transport, and a tel... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216722 | Fire extinguishing mixtures, methods and systems Fire extinguishing mixtures, systems and methods are provided. The fire extinguishing mixtures can include one or more extinguishing compounds, such as, for example, one or more of fluorocarbons, fluoroethers, and fluorocarbons. The fire extinguishing mixtures can a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210537 | Method of controlling fires A forest fire is brought under control and extinguished through the use of ordnance to create a fire break. The fire break location is chosen along a front in the direction of travel of the fire. Ordnance is used to quickly knock down trees and other potential fuel ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7182145 | Water bucket system A water bucket system having a water bucket is provided. The water bucket system comprises computer controlled loading of the water bucket from a water source, partial drop control means for controlling the drop of water from the water bucket onto a desired location... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184862 | Turret targeting system and method for a fire fighting vehicle A turret control system and method for a fire fighting vehicle is disclosed. The turret control system includes one or more control modules, such as an envelope control module, turret targeting module, a turret pan module, a turret deploy module, a turret store modu... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182881 | Fire extinguishing agent and fire extinguisher A fire extinguishing agent contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an alkali hydrogencarbonate and an alkali carbonate, the alkali hydrogencarbonate being thermally decomposed to generate carbon dioxide and an alkali carbonate, a metal o... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174965 | Fire extinguishing method by gas and extinguishing device It is disclosed that a fire extinguishing method by gas, characterized in that, a fire extinguishing chemical of a gas type comprising at least one member selected from a group consisting of argon, nitrogen and carbon dioxide is discharged using foams, powder or wat... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168500 | Method and apparatus for removing oil spills and extinguishing fires The present invention provides methods and apparatus for removing oil, extinguishing fire and containment for oil spills using crushed glass. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169318 | Imbibed organic liquids, especially halogenated organics Solid composition has an organic spill absorbing material in which is absorbed certain of a liquid organic compound or composition. The organic spill absorbing material can be water insoluble, particulate polymer particles that imbibe liquid organic materials. A hal... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165625 | Fire extingushing system A method of stopping and containing fires involving, in one embodiment, taking the fumes from a turbine, jet or any chemical source, and running it through a giant muffler, radiator, or pipe. The radiator cools the fumes down from the engine or chemical store. This ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162332 | Turret deployment system and method for a fire fighting vehicle A turret control system and method for a fire fighting vehicle is disclosed. The turret control system includes one or more control modules, such as an envelope control module, turret targeting module, a turret pan module, a turret deploy module, a turret store modu... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7137456 | Firefighting equipment An articulated fire truck (T) has an extendible and retractable boom (11) mounted on the truck and extendible to a height above the ground where a fire is burning within a building (B). A drill assembly (1) is affixed to the end of the boom for drillin... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135125 | Method of extinguishing or retarding fires A foam concentrate or fire fighting composition for extinguishing and/or retarding fires is provided that meets UL162, Class B performance criteria for at least one of AFFF agents, AR-AFFF agents and fluoroprotein (FP) agents. The concentrate is used to form the fir... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124833 | System for delivery of breathable fire extinguishing gas This invention relates to an improved portable system for the delivery of a breathable, fire extinguishing gas mixture to a fire zone. The gas mixture comprises a normally gaseous inert material, such as nitrogen, helium or argon; an oxygen containing gas; and carbo... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7127331 | Turret operator interface system and method for a fire fighting vehicle A turret control system includes one or more control modules, such as an envelope control module, turret targeting module, a turret pan module, a turret deploy module, a turret store module. The preferred turret control system also provides improved turret control f... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7118272 | Method and apparatus for optically detecting and locating a fire in an enclosed space Thermally reactive elements of an intumescent material that expands when heated above a trigger temperature are arranged in an enclosed space, e.g a freight compartment of an aircraft. An optical sensor in the enclosed space has a field of view encompassing the elem... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104336 | Method for fighting fire in confined areas using nitrogen expanded foam The method of the invention comprises the steps of proportioning a foam concentrate into a non-flammable liquid to form a foam concentrate/liquid mixture and creating a flowing stream of the foam concentrate/liquid mixture. Nitrogen is introduced into the stream of ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096965 | Method and apparatus for fighting fires in confined areas The method of the invention comprises the steps of proportioning a foam concentrate into a non-flammable liquid to form a foam concentrate/liquid mixture and creating a flowing stream of the foam concentrate/liquid mixture. Nitrogen is introduced to the stream of th... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7090028 | Fire suppression using water mist with ultrafine size droplets An improved method and apparatus for producing an extremely fine micron and sub-micron size water mist using an electronic ultrasonic device that produces the mist at ambient-pressure and delivering the mist for application in suppressing fire. A piezoelectric trans... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7083742 | Fluoroiodocarbon blends as CFC and halon replacements A new set of effective, environmentally safe, nonflammable, low-toxicity refrigerants, solvents, foam blowing agents, propellants, and firefighting agents is disclosed. The agents are clean, electrically nonconductive, and have short atmospheric lifetimes, zero ozon... | 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 |
| 7070002 | Fire extinguishing method and apparatus Fire extinguishing method, especially for spaces intended for the storage of aircraft, such as hangars, in which method a fire extinguishing medium, especially a liquid mist, is sprayed via at least one first nozzle (2) in the area, seen in a vertical directi... | 07/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7055613 | Self leveling boom system with rotatable working assembly A fire fighting vehicle having a boom system includes a working assembly attached to an end portion of the boom system. The working assembly comprises a frame pivotally mounted at a midpoint of the frame to the end portion of the boom. The frame carries a mechanical... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055615 | Method of extinguishing fires A method for subduing a fire (70) is disclosed. This method is performed by operating a jet turbine (20), having an exhaust (22), to direct the exhaust (22) into a moving front of the fire (72), generally against the movement of th... | 06/06/2006 |
