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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157020 | Flame suppression system for barbecue grills and associated use therfor A flame suppression device adaptable to conventional barbeque grills for emergency use while grilling food comprises a water reservoir holding approximately two (2) gallons of water is located at the base of the grill is herein disclosed. A manual operated pump prov... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7934564 | Stovetop fire suppression system and method A stovetop fire suppression system is provided which senses the stovetop environment, assesses a fire condition, and limits a fuel or electricity heat source upon determination of a stovetop fire condition. Either, or both of, sound or heat may be monitored for the ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7789165 | Industrial oil cooker fire protection system A cooker system, comprising a relatively wide pan containing cooking oil at high temperatures, the pan extending longitudinally, for cooking edibles located longitudinally, single or multiple row water mist producing nozzles supported above the pan, there being one ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7681655 | Fryer fire suppression system A fire suppression system for a fryer is provided. The fire suppression system for the fryer may include a reservoir of fire suppression agent, piping connected to the reservoir, and one or more nozzles connected to the piping and configured to direct fire suppressi... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7610966 | Stovetop fire extinguisher A fire extinguisher includes a bracket, a housing, extinguisher containers and a directing member such as a ramp. The fire extinguisher is designed to be located above a stove and beneath structure, such as microwave oven and vent. Such structure typically has low c... | 11/03/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7303024 | Actuator for fire extinguisher An actuator for releasing a pressurized fire extinguishing composition from the cylinder of a fire extinguisher has an elongated body made of a single piece. The body has a longitudinal chamber that extends through it for holding a ram that moves along the chamber a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7231988 | Fire protection device for domestic appliances A fire protection and extinguishing device for a water-conducting domestic appliance. When a malfunction occurs that in the appliance that could potentially result in a fire, the device protects the appliance from further damage, prevents the danger of a fire starti... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7172031 | Automatic, pyrotechic fire extinguisher A fire extinguisher for automotive vehicles, boats, and technical environments which is either automatically controlled, in case of fire, by the action of a thermosensitive cable or, in case of front impact, by the action of a percussion pin switch or manually by a ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7117950 | Fire suppression system A vehicular and marine fire suppression system for detecting and suppressing and quenching fires. The vehicular and marine fire suppression system including a first canister, a second canister and an actuation mechanism. The first canister houses a fire suppressing ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7100701 | Fire-fighting device The invention relates to an apparatus for fire-fighting comprising a fire-extinguishing nozzle (4) connected to an extinguisher fluid supply (3) via a pipe (2) and comprising an alarm device (5) which delivers a warning signal at the begi... | 09/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6920874 | Intelligent ventilating safety range hood An improved ventilating range hood that drives a variable speed fan according to the state of four distinct air quality sensors: temperature, humidity, Carbon monoxide and smoke. A micro-controller is used to integrate the four signals and determine the appropriate ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6824076 | Pneumatic control system for a water cannon A method and apparatus are provided for pneumatically controlling the operation of a water cannon such that the need for electrically power in the immediate vicinity of the water cannon is substantially avoided. ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6648077 | Fire extinguishing system A fire extinguishing system is adapted particularly for incorporation with a clothes dryer in a home laundry area, for extinguishing any fire occurring from ignition of lint or other combustible material. The system may also be installed with other large,... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6588512 | Fire extinguishing installation with valve comprising a spindle A fire extinguishing installation comprising a liquid container (3), a gas container (1), and a feed line (4) to at least one spray head (5), the gas container being connected at a connection point (K) via a second line (6) to the feed line, and a valve (... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6510901 | Portable fire protection apparatus and method using water mist The method of extinguishing a fire characterized by production of flames openly rising above an upwardly presented liquid fat or grease zone, in a fryer, the fat or grease being combustible to produce the fire, the steps that include locating a mist formi... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6360825 | Automatic fire extinguisher system for use on cookstoves and ranges The present invention is an automatic fire extinguisher that is ideally suited for use with electric or gas stoves. The automatic fire extinguishing device is designed and configured to be removably secured to any sized commercial or residential range hoo... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6341655 | Emergency shutdown system Fires in kitchen appliances are detected and controlled by a detection and control system that activates a fire extinguishing system when the fire is detected, terminates the supply of electricity and/or gas to the appliances, and initiates audible and vi... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6276461 | Fire extinguisher for stove grease fire and mount therefor Two embodiments of a swing-down type fire extinguisher are disclosed. In one embodiment, a single unit can extinguish either or both of two fires on a stove having front and back burners. This is accomplished by dispensing fire suppressant material toward... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6186241 | Method and apparatus for automatic extinguishment of fires in deep fryers A deep fryer with an automatic fire extinguishing system. The oil storage tank is attached to the oil reservoir of the deep fat fryer. A drain valve controls drainage of oil in the deep fryer oil reservoir to the oil storage tank. A fire sensing device is... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6173791 | Fire protection system using water mist The method of extinguishing a fire characterized by production of flames openly rising above an upwardly presented liquid fat or grease zone, in a fryer, the fat or grease being combustible to produce the fire, the steps that include locating a mist formi... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6105677 | Method of extinguishing stovetop grease fires and fire extinguisher therefor A simple, inexpensive container that may be a canister similar to an aerosol spray can is fixedly or pivotally mounted in inverted fashion above a cooking burner. The canister contains a particulate fire suppressant material and has a closable, downwardly... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6076609 | Pull rope shortening device for fire extinguishing units A pull rope shortening device for fire extinguishing units, particularly for kitchen exhaust hoods, includes a shortening element which deflects the pull rope which is under tension in order to shorten the length of the pull rope, wherein the shortening e... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6047694 | Cooking enhancement system with fire retarding and steaming means This invention relates to a cooking enhancement system for retarding excessive flame and creating a burst of spray to steam a product being cooked with an automatic means for distributing water onto an excessive flame activated by a photodetector that sen... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6044913 | Fire extinguishing systems and methods In a preferred embodiment, a fire extinguishing system for suppressing fires on cook stoves, fryers or other heating or heated devices with fire suppressant dispensed through nozzles is powered by batteries which provide current for both a detection circu... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6029751 | Automatic fire suppression apparatus and method An automatic fire suppression unit and method for use in various fire exposures where the area in which a fire can occur is limited, manually operated portable extinguishment is either impractical or not recommended, the ability to provide additional supp... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5936531 | Electrical fire sensing and prevention/extinguishing system An electrical fire sensing and fire prevention/extinguishing system which senses properties of electrical fires in cabinets having electrical circuits or circuit boards and detects sparks for detecting an electrical short in the electrical circuits or cir... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5921323 | Chimney fire access device The invention provides a chimney fire access device for injecting a fire extinguishing compound into the interior of an elongate vertical chimney stack, the stack having: a side wall and a longitudinal axis, the device comprising: a tube extending transve... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5899278 | Stove top fire extinguisher system A stove-hood fire extinguisher system includes a reservoir for fire extinguishing agent, and a distributor arm which in turn includes a fluid tube and an actuator tube. An extinguisher valve connects the reservoir to the fluid tube, and includes a valve s... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5871057 | Fire extinguishing systems and methods In a preferred embodiment, a fire extinguishing system for suppressing fi on cook stoves, fryers or other heating or heated devices with fire suppressant dispensed through nozzles is powered by batteries which provide current for both a detection circuit... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5871056 | Totally enclosed fusible disc heat detector A method and apparatus generates slack in a tensioned cable upon the presence of flame or excessive heat in a predetermined area. The apparatus comprises an enclosure having first, second, and third openings therein with the tensioned cable extending betw... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5868205 | Self-contained automatic fire extinguisher A self-contained automatic fire extinguishing device includes a container having container walls defining a container chamber for storage of a fire extinguishing agent therein. The container has at least one aperture through its container walls. The fire ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5697450 | Fire extinguishing systems and methods In a preferred embodiment, a fire extinguishing system for suppressing fi on cook stoves, fryers or other heating or heated devices with fire suppressant dispensed through nozzles is powered by batteries which provide current for both a detection circuit... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5642784 | Exhaust hood apparatus An exhaust hood apparatus, adapted to be mounted over a cooking station for expelling air containing cooking by-products, is described herein. The exhaust hood apparatus includes a controller circuit electrically connected to at least a temperature sensor... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5628368 | Fire fighting installation The object of the invention is to provide new equipment for fighting fire, in particular for restaurant kitchens and similar spaces. A number of automatically releasable spray heads (1) are arranged in the space, and at least one high pressure hydraulic a... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5528984 | Smoker insert for gas barbecues A smoker insert for a gas barbecue comprises a drip pan designed to be supported by the lower grate of a gas barbecue, and a vertical baffle extending from the drip pan upwards to subdivide the cooking compartment. The drip pan is sized to fit on about 1/... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5518075 | Fire extinguisher The fire extinguisher particularly useful on a cooking stove, is formed by a container having a fire extinguishing powder, an explosive charge and a heat sensitive fuse. The fuse actuator the charge for forming an opening in the container through which th... | 05/21/1996 |
