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7619538 Programmable, directing evacuation systems: apparatus and method  
This invention pertains to evacuation systems, more particularly, it pertains to single or networked guiding devices that utilizing pre-programming and/or virtual programming, sensing and detecting...
7605687 Ambient condition detector with variable pitch alarm  
An ambient condition detector outputs an alarm comprising a tonal pattern comprising at least two distinctly different pitch tones in one embodiment of the invention. Another embodiment comprises a...
7548157 Battery backed service indicator aids for field maintenance  
A self-contained backup power source such as a battery is provided for components within an electrically powered device such as a storage controller, photocopier or the like, to maintain diagnostic...
7493816 Smoke detectors  
An aspirated smoke detector includes a flow path and a generator of acoustic waves in the flow path. Airborne particulate matter in the flow path responds to the acoustic field by particle...
7482940 Alarm for detecting radiation and pollutants  
An alarm for detecting radiation and/or pollutants such as smoke, carbon monoxide or the like has a housing ( 500 ), an alarm circuit ( 400 ) including a detector (DET 1 ) for detecting said...
7474227 Multiwavelength smoke detector using white light LED  
A smoke detector includes a smoke detection chamber containing a white light LED and a light detector. The light detector detects light within at least two distinct optical wavelength bands, and...
7443307 Christmas tree ornament hazard detector  
This is a Christmas tree ornament that will alert a homeowner or business owner to the presence of excessive amounts of smoke or heat and sound an alarm. In order for the device to be relatively...
7405672 Air treatment device having a sensor  
An air treatment device having electrodes supported by a housing and a voltage generator operatively coupled to the electrodes. The air treatment device includes at least one sensor operatively...
7378976 Night light and alarm detector  
This invention relates to providing convenient night and pathway lighting this is integrated into a detector unit. Incorporating the illumination features into the detector unit provides the...
7369057 Power generator and power generator auxiliary monitoring  
A generator monitoring system and method includes a plurality of sensors ( 12 ) disposed within a generator enclosure ( 18 ) to sense health conditions of a generator ( 10 ) housed within the...
7335885 Ultra low power NDIR gas sensor fire detector  
A fire detector and method for generating an alarm signal in response to a fire uses an NDIR sensor to generate a detector signal based upon one or more absorption bands selected from the 15.1μ...
7312714 Ambient condition detector with time delayed function  
An ambient condition detector includes a time delay function whereby a user initiates a functionality test of the detector and has time to move away from the vicinity of the detector before a...
7295128 Smoke detection methods, devices, and systems  
The present invention is directed to a system and method for accessing home monitoring devices remotely via a distributed wide-area network (WAN). More specifically, the present invention is...
7287738 Remotely attachable and separable coupling  
An article for mounting from or against the ceiling is removably coupled to a base fixedly secured to the ceiling, by a person standing on the floor, supporting the article on an elongated rod, and...
7283057 Fire alarm spreading system and method  
A fire alarm spreading system includes a robot cleaner for generating fire alarm data when smoke is detected while patrolling a specific area and transmitting the fire alarm data; and a wireless...
7262705 Recessed detector assembly for detecting and venting airborne substances  
A recessed detector assembly having the capability to detect and evacuate air laden with airborne substances from within the assembly. The assembly includes a detector frame adapted to be flush...
7196631 Method of utilizing existing fire alarm systems and existing smoke detectors to detect aerolized radioactive material  
A method of utilizing existing fire panel infrastructure to fight terrorism. The fire alarm systems ionization type smoke detectors, in addition to detecting the presence of smoke, would also...
7186979 Passive NDIR carbon dioxide sensor fire detector  
A fire detector with a passive CO 2 sensor generates a detector signal based upon a 15μ absorption band of CO 2 and a signal processor generates an alarm signal when a preselected criterion is...
7176460 Passive NDIR gas sensor fire detector  
A fire detector and method for detecting fires uses a passive NDIR sensor that generates a detector signal based upon either a 15μ absorption band of CO 2 or a 6.27μ absorption band of H 2 O and...
7167098 Testing equipment for a fire alarm  
The present invention relates to testing equipment 20 for a fire alarm 1. It includes a testing pole ( 21 ), a range spacer ( 23 ) connected to the testing pole ( 21 ), and a reflective means...
7154402 Power strip with smoke detection auto-shutoff  
The invention is a power strip with an internal smoke detection device, which cuts off AC electrical power to attached electrical devices if smoke is detected.
7095329 Radiation monitor for ease of use  
Provided is a nuclear radiation monitor which has a surface on which are located separate, visible indicia, such as LEDs or an LCD array, with the indicia being distributed around an imaginary...
7057517 Alarm network  
A wireless alarm network which detects smoke or toxic gas or fire or other abnormal environmental conditions within and in the vicinity of a structure wherein the detector at the source of the...
7049824 Differential particulate detection system for electronic devices  
A method, apparatus and program product for differential particle detection in electronic devices is provided. A first particulate sensor is positioned in proximity to an air intake of the...
7034701 Identification of fire signatures for shipboard multi-criteria fire detection systems  
A multi-criteria fire detection system, comprising a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor is capable of detecting a signature characteristic of a presence of a fire and providing an output...
7030766 Ambient condition detector with multi-function test  
A device with a multi-function test feature for assessing or directing multiple sensor functions is provided for monitoring and interrogating air flow through Heating/Ventilation/Air-conditioning...
6998991 Dual carbon monoxide sensor system with control catalyst: new CO and humidity method and apparatus  
The present invention is a new sensor system with catalyst for control and one with a dummy catalyst. An apparatus and method for rapidly determining the concentration of CO, water vapor, and...
6975237 System, controller and method of detecting a hazardous condition within an enclosure having a ventilation system  
A detection system is provided for detecting at least one hazardous condition in an enclosure including a ventilation system, where the ventilation system is capable of operating in either an on or...
6940402 Method and apparatus for detection of a location of an event  
A method and apparatus for detecting the location of an event from amongst a plurality (A to P) of locations. Lines of communication (R 1 to R 4 , C 1 to C 4 ), commonly pipes of a smoke...
6914535 Light scattering type smoke sensor  
A light scattering type smoke sensor comprising a holder with openings embedded with light emitting part and light detecting part respectively, which do not protrude into the smoke detection...
6914533 System and method for accessing residential monitoring devices  
The present invention is directed to a system and method for accessing home monitoring devices remotely via a distributed wide-area network (WAN). More specifically, the present invention is...
6888467 Gas detection instrument and method for its operation  
A gas detection instrument comprises a combustible gas sensor and associated circuitry, which supplies power to the sensor and measures and displays resulting sensor response. The supplied power is...
6828913 Scattered light smoke alarm  
A dispersion light smoke detector has a structure for providing a definite measuring volume, the structure being formed as two light receivers or an imaging optical system for one light receiver.
6788208 Method for controlling stationary fire-extinguishing systems  
A method and a fire-alarm system controls stationary fire-extinguishing systems. The fire-alarm devices of the fire-alarm system are equipped with one or more detectors. If at least one...
6774801 Clock and ambient air condition sensing apparatus  
A clock and ambient air condition sensing apparatus includes an alarm and ambient air sensor positioned in a housing and operatively connected to a logic circuit. The logic circuit is capable of...
6753786 Microprocessor-based combination smoke and carbon monoxide detector having intelligent hush feature  
A microcontroller-based hazardous condition detector having an intelligent hush feature is presented. The microcontroller controls the operational mode of the detector by monitoring a single...
6737977 Fire detector unit  
An improved fire detector unit has a plastic base defining a smoke chamber for detection of a smoke density in terms of light scattering due to the smoke particles in the smoke chamber. The base...
6696967 Ambient condition alarm for connecting to a light fixture  
Provided is an alarm for detecting radiation, smoke and/or other air pollutants and includes detection means, first means for connection to a light fitting, and second means for connection to a...
6642849 Hush disable feature for photoelectric smoke alarm  
A hush mode disabling device for a smoke alarm having a self-test function, a hush mode that engages upon activation of the self-test function to silence or desensitize the smoke alarm for a...
6545608 Smoking rules enforcement apparatus  
A flame-sensing element and supporting circuitry is disguised by installing it in an object normally found within the type of room in which it is to monitor. In the best example, a lavatory is...
6522254 Smoke detector, and insect screen  
A smoke detector is provided with a light emission section holder having a light-emission element and a light receiving section holder having a light-receiving element. The light emission section...
6512460 Christmas ornament  
Christmas ornament ( 10 ) for attaching to a Christmas tree, with a housing ( 12 ), which is preferably spherically shaped, the housing ( 12 ) being provided with a decorative outside, and at least...
6509838 Constant current flame ionization circuit  
In a flame ionization sensor type gas combustion control apparatus, the sensor is provided with a power supply which will increase the voltage as contamination build up occurs on the in-flame...
6437698 Smoke alarm device  
A smoke alarm device has an ASIC ( 1 ) with an integrated photo detector ( 3 ) and control circuit. The photo detector output is compared every ten seconds with an alarm threshold level in a...
6407671 Detection system for an electronic enclosure  
A method and apparatus is provided for detecting airborne particles in an electronic enclosure. The electronic enclosure may be used to house one or more electronic devices or components of an...
6384732 Christmas tree smoke detector  
A smoke detector that is easily attached to the limb of a Christmas tree that includes a smoke detector circuit and an audible alarm circuit for generating an audible alarm in response to detecting...
6377182 Smoke detector with sensor having improved mounting configuration  
A smoke detector has a geometry that locates a sensor or sensors at or near a boundary layer of smoke movement thus facilitating smoke entry into the sensor and/or sensors. The sensors are mounted...
6362743 Smoke alarm with dual sensing technologies and dual power sources  
A smoke alarm having both an ionization detector and a photoelectric detector coupled to each other to generate an alarm signal when either of the detectors senses a potential fire. The smoke...
6362726 Sounder device which deflects sound away from a housing  
A sounder assembly comprising a housing, means for providing a sounder plate; a base for attaching the sounder assembly to a support surface, and an electrical sounder mounted generally within the...
6353395 Interconnectable detector with local alarm indicator  
A low power local alarm indicating system for interconnectable detectors enables a viewer to, after the fact, determine which detector or detectors had previously gone into a local alarm. An alarm...
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