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Fire extinguishers September class, title,number 09/10

20100243278 - Control system for controlling a peripheral device mounted to a vehicle: A vehicular peripheral device control system includes a peripheral device, an input device, and a hydraulic control apparatus. The input device is coupled to the hydraulic control apparatus and when actuated generates an input to the hydraulic control apparatus. The peripheral device is coupled to the hydraulic control apparatus, which... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20100243279 - Automatic fire extinguisher: An automatic fire extinguisher includes a closed metal container with a top and upper portion in the shape of the frustum of a cone, a hemispherical shaped lower portion and a weighted bottom portion. The closed container includes a closeable opening for filling the container with the fire suppressant and... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20100243280 - Fire retardant composition and method: A method of controlling fire by using a composition that fuses glass in situ when exposed to flames. A fire retardant and extinguishing composition that fuses a glass layer when exposed to flames. The glass layer envelops a combustible material to delay or inhibit combustion of the combustible material, or... Agent: Law Office Of Tracy P. Jong

20100243281 - Method for controlling and putting down woodland fires: The present invention relates to a method for controlling and putting down woodland fires, said method comprising the steps of collecting earth at a region encompassing the fire region and projecting the collected earth to the combustion region as well as adjoining regions thereof.... Agent: Hedman & Costigan, P.C.

20100243282 - Self-aligning cover spring for a concealed sprinkler: A spring may include an annular plate having a central aperture; a plurality of spring members protruding from the annular plate, the plurality of spring members being resiliently flexible and radially disposed around the central aperture; and a plurality of alignment tabs protruding from the annular plate.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100243283 - Sprinkler skipping shield with improved airflow: A fire protection sprinkler is provided with a skipping shield having air flow passages therethrough to reduce the negative impact that the shield has on the thermal response of the sprinkler. By providing holes, slots, louvers, or mesh to the skipping shield, water from adjacent flowing sprinklers can still be... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100243284 - Emergency exit indicating device and firefighting system having same: An emergency exit indicating device includes an exit sign and a smoke dispelling system. The exit sign is configured for displaying where an emergency exit is located. The smoke dispelling system is configured for dispelling smoke from around the exit sign in the event of fire.... Agent: Altis Law Group, Inc. Attn: Steven Reiss

20100236795 - Fire protection sprinkler: A fire protection sprinkler includes a sprinkler body having a fluid passage extending therethrough. A plug member disposed in the fluid passage. A heat responsive unit releasably secures the plug member in the fluid passage. A pair of frame arms extend from the sprinkler body. A deflector is mounted to... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100236796 - Fire suppression system and method: A fire suppression system includes a high pressure inert gas source that is configured to provide a first inert gas output and a low pressure inert gas source that is configured to provide a second inert gas output. A distribution network is connected with the high and low pressure inert... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20100236797 - Concealed residential sprinkler: A combined trigger and concealing device for an automatic fire protection sprinkler includes a first plate attached to a second plate by a heat fusible material. Each plate is formed with an aperture which receives an actuator depending from the bottom of the sprinkler. The trigger device depends a preselected... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100236798 - Explosion suppressor: The invention relates to an element (7) intended to decrease the risk of explosion when handling fuel inside a container (1). The element is adapted to be positioned inside the container and is arranged to suppress a possible combustion of the fuel inside the container. The invention also relates to... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20100236799 - Compressed air foam system for fire retardance: An apparatus for protecting a structure from fire includes a foam generation system by mixing compressed air, water from a pump and a foaming agent from a metered supply together with a series of motor driven nozzles and a control device which is programable to provide a program of operation... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20100230118 - Fluid ejection device with reinforced seal: A compact device for ejecting a fluid including two chambers separated by a separating element of piston type. One of the chambers contains the fluid intended to be ejected, the other chamber is a pressurization chamber, the pressurization of which can cause translational movement of the separating element and ejection... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100230119 - Mist generating apparatus and method: The present invention provides, inter alia, an apparatus for generating a mist. The apparatus includes (a) a first transport fluid passage having a first transport fluid inlet, a first transport fluid outlet, and a throat portion intermediate the first transport fluid inlet and the first transport fluid outlet, the throat... Agent: Kevin C. Hooper, Esq. Bryan Cave LLP

20100230120 - System and method for treating fires with encapsulated fire extinguishing agents: Disclosed is a system for extinguishing fires that uses a plurality of projectiles, which may be delivered to a fire from a safe distance. Each of the projectiles includes a shell that encapsulates a fire extinguishing agent. The shell may be designed to break apart on impact and/or when subjected... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20100230121 - Fire fighting bucket suspendable from aircraft: Firefighting bucket (11) suspended from an aircraft by lines (15), has open top (12A) and a valve at base (13). The valve is attachable to the aircraft by remotely actuatable line (16) and independent movement of lines (15-16) may utilize the weight of the water to facilitate opening and closing... Agent: Mcglew And Tuttle John James Mcglew

20100230122 - Aircraft fire extinguishing device and mounting method: A fire extinguisher device for aircraft has a hanger structure (4) and a reservoir (3) of extinguishing agent, said reservoir being hung beneath said hanger structure by metal fittings (300, 301a, 301b) held by fasteners to said hanger structure. Said extinguisher is characterized in that the reservoir (3) has means... Agent: Perman & Green, LLP

20100224377 - Fire-extingushing spray nozzle and fire-extinguishing equipment: Low-pressure fire-extinguishing liquid is converted into mist. A fire-extinguishing spray nozzle (10) comprises a main body (30) and an obstacle (36). The main body (30) has a port (40) for radially injecting the fire-extinguishing liquid. The obstacle (36) has an opposing surface (60) and is opposite to the port (40).... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20100218957 - Fire extinguishing device and extinguishing head: In other version of the head the inner water-gap, formed by the sleeve /4/, has at its outlet a water-nozzle situated divergently at not over 45° angle towards to the inner gas-nozzle axis and the inner gas-nozzle creates the first gas-nozzle /1′/of annular cross-section with coaxially situated inner element /6/.... Agent: Faier & Faier P.C.

20100218958 - Detonation flame arrester: A detonation flame arrester (10) in a gas pipeline (11), comprises a detonation arresting element (12) and a separate deflagration arresting element (23), the detonation arresting element comprising parallel channels having a typical transverse dimension of the same order of magnitude as the detonation cell width of the gas in... Agent: Basch & Nickerson LLP

20100218959 - Method and device for suppression of fire by local flooding with ultra-fine water mist: A method and device for suppression of fires related to heating appliances, vent hoods and work benches through deployment of very fine mist droplets, preferably less 100 micron diameter, into the firebase. A low momentum, high mist loading fine mist stream is introduced about the firebase. Mist is discharged to... Agent: Brian D. Bellamy

20100218960 - Method of extinguishing fires: A method for subduing a fire is described. A fire is intentionally set in front of a larger advancing fire to create a back burn. A vehicle supporting a jet turbine is moved to a front of the back burn. The jet turbine is operated to draw surrounding, ambient air... Agent: Ungaretti & Harris LLP Intellectual Property Group - Patents

20100218962 - Fire containment and monitoring system: A fire containment and monitoring system includes a control system that communicates with a fire protection system and an array of alarms, smoke detectors, heat detectors, ventilation dampers, fire dampers, fire doors, and manual call points. The system has particular usefulness for kitchens onboard watercraft, especially large ships, where fire... Agent: Cislo & Thomas LLP

20100218961 - Fire suppression system with freeze protection: A water and inert gas fire suppression system (10), and method for extinguishing a fire in a protected space are provided with a simple and inexpensive freeze protection mechanism. To prevent the water, or other liquid fire extinguishing agent, entrained in the inert gas flow from freezing during transport through... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

20100218963 - Explosion protection valve: Disclosed is an explosion protection valve comprising a closing member (4) which is movable inside a housing (2), is guided along a guide bar (3), and can be displaced in a moving direction from a predefined open position into a sealing closed position in case of a shock wave or... Agent: The Nath Law Group