Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441565 | Fire protection zone penetrating member and injection-molding method for the same A low cost and mass-producible fire protection zone penetrating member is provided which can be set on piping or the like with a one-touch operation as well as a method of injection-molding the fire protection zone penetrating member. One expanding slot is provided ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7413024 | Self-closing vent assembly A self-closing vent has its frame and a honeycomb screen coated with an intumescent material. When affixed to a wall with an opening the vent is normally open, allowing free flow of air through the opening, but when exposed to the heat of a fire, the intumescent mat... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7395869 | External structure fire protection system “ESFPS” A barrier system for protection and resistance from externally started fires, forest fires and other fires that effect and start a structure burning from the outside inward. The barrier system comprising a specifically designed track system mounted onto the top of t... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7350591 | Device for preventing and extinguishing fires A device for the prevention and extinguishing of fires is specified having the objective of providing an inert gas fire extinguishing system which is configured in accordance with the invention such that no breaches to ceilings or walls need be made when mounting th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341113 | Apparatus and method for fire suppression An embodiment of the invention includes an apparatus and a method for fire suppression including the utilization of an explosive composition layered between a fire suppressant panel such as, for example, a powder panel and another fixed structure such as, for exampl... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334644 | Method for forming a barrier A method for forming a barrier to seal off a remote chamber includes the steps of: forming a borehole that communicates between a first location and the remote chamber; inserting a conduit through the borehole to extend into the remote chamber; introducing a flowabl... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7299848 | Closure member control systems, including door control systems for barrier housings, and associated methods Closure member control systems, including door control systems for barrier housings, and associated methods are disclosed. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a closure member control system that includes a closure member positioned to cover a portion of ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7275604 | Multi-zone firewall detection system A sprinkler system includes a control panel including a processor, a power supply source, and a memory including software instructions for automatically toggling the system between operating and non-operating modes. The control panel includes controls mated to the p... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7247263 | Fire-barrier composition The invention is directed to a system which allows for the rapid application of a water immobilizing dispersion in sufficient quantities to increase the fire protective and wetting characteristics of water. This system also increases the evaporative cooling and quen... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232097 | Fire shield method Provided is a method for providing fire shield protection to an aircraft auxiliary power unit, or portion thereof, or to other aircraft systems. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225882 | Method and apparatus for retarding fire A barrier for retarding fire comprises water-permeable fabric for covering a substantial area, the fabric having at least 9 pockets per square foot, each pocket having a volumetric capacity of between about 0.03 cubic inches and about 17 cubic inches, wherein substa... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227273 | High frequency bus method Certain exemplary embodiments can include a system comprising an electric drive system for a machine. The system can include a rectifier adapted to convert AC power from an alternator to DC power. The system can include an inverter adapted to receive DC power from t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210536 | Flame arrester A highly efficient flame arrester adapted for use in preventing an external flame from backflashing upstream in a pipe, or a conduit, or a stream carrying a flammable substance. The flame arrester comprises a contained layer of nested ellipsoids formed from expanded... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7191845 | Self-closing vent A self-closing vent has its frame and honeycomb screen coated with an intumescent material. When affixed to an external wall or eave of a building, the vent is normally open, allowing free flow of air into and out of the building, but when exposed to the heat of a f... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7165626 | Fire prevention fence A fire prevention apparatus includes a fence to surround an area to be protected where a top rail of the fence defines a pipe for a sprinkler system such that a water supply can be pumped to provide water to the sprinkler system which is controlled to provide pressu... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152690 | Flame arrester A highly efficient flame arrester adapted for use in preventing an external flame from backflashing upstream in a pipe, or a conduit, or a stream carrying a flammable substance. The flame arrester comprises a contained layer of nested ellipsoids formed from expanded... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140449 | Air blower for extinguishing fires and method for extinguishing fires The invention employs a blower of the type used by commercial landscapers. The device has an engine mounted on a frame. Shoulder straps attached to the frame allow the user to wear the device on his back leaving the hands of the operator free to operate other tools ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124834 | Method and system for extinguishing a fire Method for extinguishing a fire in a space, especially in a tunnel or equivalent, in which method an extinguishing medium is sprayed in the space by means of spraying heads. In a first stage of the method, the flow and temperature of the hot gases produced by the fi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104337 | Electrostatic fire control and extinguishing device A fire's electrostatic field is used to directly control and extinguish a fire. A flame is, in and of itself, a virtual electrode. The inventive electro-static fire control and extinguishing device uses at least one common electrode and allows the fire's own electro... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093666 | Apparatus and method for providing fireproofing to an aircraft auxiliary power unit A fire protection apparatus for an oil cooler in an aircraft auxiliary power unit compartment adapted to at least partially cover the oil cooler to thereby at least partially block flames from directly impinging the oil cooler in the event of a fire in the compartme... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7005576 | Permissible controller cover resistant to fastener breakage An assembly includes a structural member or frame that supports a load. The frame has a rectangular opening therein to a cavity within the frame that is adapted to house electrical components therein. There are a plurality of opening screw holes in the frame and spa... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000630 | Flame front diverter element A flame front diverter element is designed to cause a minimal pressure drop under normal venting conditions when process vapors need to pass through the explosion protection system and to other equipment connected to the manifold system. In the event of a deflagrati... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6978845 | Flame barrier arrangement In a flame barrier arrangement (1), having at least two flame barrier elements (2) which are arranged one behind the other in the direction of flow of a combustible gas and have a multiplicity of gaps for extinguishing a flame impinging on the surface ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974785 | Outer shell fabric for fire protective garments for firefighters and for workers exposed to risk of flash fire or electric arc The outer shell fabric according to the invention is made of a textile material which is a double-weave woven fabric or a warp-knit knitted fabric constructed in such a manner that preferably a majority of one yarn type is placed on the face of the fabric and the ma... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6952169 | Cordless/wireless automatic detection and suppression system A wireless automatic detection and suppression system for the detection and suppression of a hazard within an environment, the system includes a wireless automatic suppression apparatus, and at least one detector positioned about the environment to detect a hazard, ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6923238 | Multi-panel door with an auxiliary drive mechanism A multi-panel sliding door includes a main drive to directly move a leading door panel and includes an auxiliary drive to smoothly accelerate a lagging door panel. In some embodiments, the auxiliary drive includes a hanging weight that urges the lagging panel to its... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918447 | Fire protection apparatus and method A fire protection apparatus includes a plurality of bladders that are substantially filled with a non-flammable liquid via a manifold that is coupled to a source of non-flammable liquid and includes one or more nozzles that discharge the non-flammable liquid into ea... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6908377 | Explosion protection venting system An explosion protection venting system has a plurality of vessels or reactors connected by a common vent line. A flame front diverter having a pair of opposing rupturable discs is connected to each one of a plurality of vessels for directing a deflagration away from... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6884160 | Barrier apparatus for resisting passage of harmful gases through an opening The invention relates to a barrier apparatus for resisting passage of harmful gases from a space through a substantially vertical opening having a top, a bottom and lateral sides, the barrier apparatus comprising a suction arrangement for sucking gases and blowing a... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6742305 | Fire protection cover apparatus for structures An apparatus, a wildfire protection method for houses and other structures from the destructive forces of a wildland fire. The current form of the preferred embodiment consists of a highly fireproof material, which is pre-fitted to cover each area of structure inclu... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6702032 | Method and apparatus for containing ground fires Ground fires are contained by an apparatus such as a brush cutter that creates a fuelbreak. The brush cutter (10) includes a rearwardly positioned tractor (11) and a forwardly positioned cutter assembly (12) for cutting fuelbreaks through brush. The brush... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6698522 | Hot water heater A highly efficient flame arrester adapted for use in preventing an external flame from backflashing upstream in a pipe, or a conduit, or a stream carrying a flammable substance. The flame arrester comprises a contained layer of nested ellipsoids formed fr... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6695068 | Textile and cordage net fire extinguisher system A rocket propelled textile and cordage net fire extinguishing system is deployed from a platform at a safe standoff distance from a fire. The rocket propelled matrix-like net flies over, lands on, and drapes over the burning site. A detonating means, or d... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6681863 | Method and device for preventing distribution of fire gases in a ventilating system A method and device for preventing distribution of fire gases in a ventilating system that serves a number of fire compartments (15, 16), the ventilating air, during normal operating conditions, having a certain predetermined direction of flow at the inle... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6644414 | Life saving fire exit method and apparatus An apparatus for inhibiting wide dispersal of heat, smoke and noxious gases from a fire in a structure such as a building occupied by people, thereby facilitating evacuation of the building through exit routes rendered relatively smoke-free by the apparat... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6624096 | Textile fabric for the outer shell of a firefighters's garmet The present invention is directed to a textile fabric. This fabric is particularly well suited for use as the outer shell fabric of a firefighter's garment. The fabric is a woven fabric of spun yarns and multi-filament yarns. The spun yarn includes a firs... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6622800 | Firebreak-forming equipment Land surface treating equipment in the form of firebreak-forming equipment includes a linearly extending combustion chamber defining shell formed to define a burning chamber in conjunction with land along which it is intended to be used once operatively p... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6551951 | Burn through resistant nonwoven mat, barrier, and insulation system A burn through resistant nonwoven mat and cover film composite for use in a thermal and/or acoustical insulation blanket system, are, preferably, made up of non-respirable and/or biosoluble base fibers and capable of retaining their integrity and dimensio... | 04/22/2003 |
