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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100191 | Vapour explosion chamber A method and apparatus is disclosed for ejecting material. The ejected material is ejected as liquid and liquid vapour via an explosive process which can provide a very fast ejection as well as an ejection which has a large throw. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7066274 | Fire-suppression system for an aircraft A fire-suppression system for use in an aircraft having at least one cargo compartment is disclosed. Methods of suppressing a fire in the cargo compartment are also disclosed. The fire-suppression system, under one aspect of the present invention, can include at lea... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7028783 | Ambient-air jet blast flames containment and suppression system In the fire location, an ambient or atmospheric air mass flow (been a gas mixture of dry air and superheated water vapor) is compressed by a compression package. A hose transports this compressed air mass flow a given distance away up to a flames site, where an arra... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028496 | Air-conditioning system for vehicle An air-conditioning system for a vehicle includes an electronic control unit which detects a collision of the vehicle and activates an air bag of the vehicle, and a circulation passage for a refrigerant or R152a. The system further includes a discharge device which ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7011164 | Engine disabler spray system An engine disabler spray system allows a first chase vehicle to disable a second fleeing vehicle by spraying a fire suppressant agent from the first vehicle at the second vehicle wherein the fire suppressant agent is sucked through the air intake of the second vehic... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6929072 | Roof soaking device and method A device and method for inhibiting the spread of a fire to the roof of a building by placing a base supporting a sprinkler on the roof. A hose connected to the base and in fluid communication with the sprinkler provides a source of water ejected from the sprinkler o... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6797508 | Bioreactor for fermenting solids The invention relates to bioreactor for fermenting solid substrates, comprising a fermentation vessel (2), a device for feeding bioreactive substances and a nozzle arrangement in the fermentation vessel (2). The invention is characterized in that a noz... | 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 |
| 6719065 | Fire fighting apparatus with spray bar A fire fighting apparatus comprising a container with two tanks therein, one holding a quantity of water and another holding a quantity of foaming agent, a pump operated by a gasoline engine, several hoses for directing a water/foam mixture at a fire and for refilli... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6651751 | Device for attaching fire extinguisher to a welding tank A device for securing a fire extinguisher to a welding tank is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, an adjustable retaining strap is connected to a fire extinguisher hanger having opposing flanged members that define a receiving area for the neck of a ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6578639 | Disabler and storage system for hazardous substances This invention is geared at attacking the scourge of explosive fires, burns, environmental pollution, or other such hazards associated with the use, transport, and storage of fuels and other hazardous substances, before they occur, including the explosion... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6543393 | Fire suppressing water heater system A fire suppressing water heater system is provided including a fire suppressing water heater system is provided including a water heater, fire detection means, spray means, and water transport means. The water heater will preferably include a cold water i... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6446731 | Smoke evacuating fire vehicle A mobile self-propelled vehicle for fighting fires incorporates an extensible, trainable evacuation tube which can be introduced into a burning building or other enclosed space to remove smoke and gases by means of a power exhaust fan. Fire extinguishing ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6425283 | Device for monitoring leakage for long durations, especially for use in flat tank structures The invention relates to a device for long-term leakage monitoring, in particular of flat tank structures, comprising a sensor cable arranged on the outer surface of the tank casing. A collection chamber which, with respect to its height, is arranged at l... | 07/30/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5913366 | Methods for extinguishing tank fires, including low boiling point and/or low auto-ignition fluid fires Improved methods for extinguishing tank fires, in particular of low boiling point and/or low auto ignition point fluids, the improved methods including cooling inner and outer tank wall portions and improving a foam attack from staged nozzles through crea... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5884709 | Above-ground flammable fluid containment apparatus and method of containing same An above-ground flammable fluid containment apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus preferably has a primary fluid container for positioning flammable fluid therein and a secondary container having a bottom and a plurality of walls connected to a... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5829533 | Method for extinguishing tank fires, in particular for crude and high vapor pressure flammable liquid A method for extinguishing flammable and combustible liquid tank fires using foam comprising empirically determining a footprint for a plurality of nozzles and configuring and aiming nozzles with respect to a tank such that predicted footprint and foam ru... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5588493 | Fire extinguishing methods and systems A method of extinguishing a fire, which includes pre-positioning a fire extinguishing device which includes at least two reactants such that when the reactants are activated they react to create solid particulate products having a diameter of about one mi... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5573068 | Apparatus for extinguishing fires in oil storage tanks A device for extinguishing fires in a flammable liquid storage tank uses either foam or dry chemical powder, or both, as the extinguishant. The device comprises at least one annular pipe ring arranged in a horizontal plane just above the bottom of the sto... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5464065 | Method for extinguishing tank fires Fires in tanks storing combustible liquids are extinguished using water from a settled layer at the tank bottom to form a foam that is transported to the top of the combustible liquid by the lifting action of an inert gas stream introduced into the tank a... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5365980 | Transportable liquid products container A prefabricated, self-contained and self-supporting container (10) for converting dry cargo vessels in whole or in part to bulk liquid products carriers and for rapidly transporting, storing and dispensing bulk liquid products at remote locations lacking ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5314027 | Fire suppression system for a double walled storage tank A fire suppression system for a double walled storage tank having an inner tank for containing a flammable liquid and an outer tank separated from the inner tank by a defined space. A leakage detector monitors any leakage of the flammable liquid from the ... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5096679 | System to mitigate the effect of an environmental release of a contaminant gas A system to mitigate the effect of an environmental release of a contaminant gas. The system includes at least one first fluid effect device (13) positioned in the vicinity of the environmental release (33). A first fluid stream (20), a second fluid strea... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5092407 | Compost or amendment fire control system with improved flow control The present invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling combustion in a compost or amendment mass. The fire control fluid flow control is provided by a lance having at least two separate fluid flow zones to provide a fluid flow profile in th... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5031701 | Suppressant discharge nozzle for explosion protection system A suppressant delivery and release nozzle structure is disclosed for an explosion protection system. The nozzle is a reducing elbow, concentric or eccentric mounting a rupture disc at its small end. A selectively actuatable detonator housed in the nozzle ... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4893681 | Firefighting installation for floating roof hydrocarbon storage tanks A firefighting installation for floating roof hydrocarbon storage tanks comprises a series of vertical pipes disposed regularly around the tank. A sprayer at the top of each pipe is adapted to form a flat jet of extinguishing foam directed towards the int... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4781252 | Storage tank fire extinguishing apparatus Apparatus for fighting fires within storage tanks includes a frame movably coupled to the lip of the storage tank. The frame includes rotatable members by which the frame may be moved around the lip of the storage tank. Attached to the frame is a holding ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4680937 | Automatic fuel tank anti B.L.E.V.E. safety apparatus and system A safety apparatus and system are disclosed which can be used in vessels for containing a liquifiable gas having a boiling point below the ambient temperature at atmospheric pressure. The apparatus and system provides an automatic method of cooling the ve... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4664199 | Method and apparatus for extinguishing fires in flammable liquid filled storage vessels A method of extinguishing a fire burning above and fueled by a flammable liquid stored in a storage vessel and including the steps of providing a supply of a halogenated fire extinguishing agent, detecting the presence of combustion products above the sur... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4643260 | Fire suppression system with controlled secondary extinguishant discharge A fire extinguishing system including a first rapid discharging Halon bottle (I) and a second metered discharging Halon bottle (II), and the method for providing a violent boil-off when the Halon is discharged from liquid nozzles (60) connected to the sec... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4622209 | Process and apparatus for reducing the chances of ignition and explosion due to the decomposition of high-pressure industrial process gases The danger of explosion due to decomposition of high-pressure industrial process gases, such as ethylene, is reduced by beginning to cool the decomposition gases with a delay of no more than 25 milliseconds from the onset of flow of the gases out of a hig... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4257485 | Sponge iron storage hopper having a sensor and an inert gas supply Sponge iron pellets resulting from gaseous direct reduction of iron ore are stored in bins which include heat monitoring devices which activate at a predetermined temperature, an inert gas supply that distributes cooling fluid into the bins to provide for... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4223740 | Fire fighting nozzle units A method of fire fighting wherein open ended nozzle units are mounted in high rise or like building walls so that fluid conduits may be coupled from outside the room or space containing a fire within the building. This provides a special building structur... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4169508 | Method and apparatus for fire extinguishing A method for extinguishing fires which is particularly suited for extinguishing burning liquids. The area of the fire is covered by granulated or chopped mineral wool which is spread out over the fire in a sufficiently thick layer. The apparatus for carry... | 10/02/1979 |
