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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...
7604478 Vapor resistant fuel burning appliance  
A method and apparatus for controlling a fuel-fired appliance is provided. The appliance enters a wait state in which burner operation ceases if a sensor indicates the presence of flammable vapors...
7592923 Smoke detection and laser escape indication system utilizing a control master with base and satellite stations  
A smoke detection and escape indication system includes a master controller in communication a base unit and a satellite unit. The base unit and the satellite unit are each in wireless...
7579956 System and method for controlling ignition sources and ventilating systems during high carbon monoxide conditions  
Upon detection of a high carbon monoxide condition, an intelligent thermostat regulates operation of appliances that have sources of combustion which could be the source of or may exacerbate the...
7576660 Fuel retention monitoring system for a pressurized hydrogen storage tank on a vehicle and method of use  
The invention relates to a fuel retention monitoring system for a pressurized hydrogen storage tank on a vehicle. The vehicle includes a hydrogen dispensing system having a plurality of conduits...
7576659 Smoke detection and laser escape indication system utilizing base and satellite  
A smoke detector system having a base unit and multiple satellite units is provided. The base unit detects various hazards, i.e., smoke or carbon monoxide, and broadcasts a radio frequency signal...
7573392 Backdraft detector  
A backdraft detector incorporates at least one oxygen sensor in combination with a flow sensor. Both sensors are coupled to control circuitry which evaluates sensed oxygen levels of a flowing...
7570174 Real time alarm classification and method of use  
A real time alarm classification system and method of use and, more particularly, to a residual gas analyzer configured to identify specific root causes of an abnormal condition such as, for...
7567174 Combination alarm device with enhanced wireless notification and position location features  
A device and method for determining and automatically transmitting a geographic location of a wireless alarm device during a potential emergency utilizing enhanced wireless communication and...
7528732 Fire alarm device and method  
A fire alarm device and method capable of informing people with visual and hearing difficulties of occurrence of fire. A fire detection means ( 1 ) detecting the occurrence of fire is connected to...
7522040 Remotely communicating, battery-powered nanostructure sensor devices  
A portable sensor device incorporates a low-power, nanostructure sensor coupled to a wireless transmitter. The sensor uses a nanostructure conducting channel, such as a nanotube network, that is...
7515058 Carbon monoxide detector and method of installation  
A carbon monoxide detector and method for installing a carbon monoxide detector. The carbon monoxide detector is capable of being hardwired into an installed wall electrical outlet box without...
7504959 Gas monitoring using electrochemical cell and method of operating  
A method and apparatus for gas detection uses a sensor such as an electrochemical (EC) cell and includes a feedback control loop to control a pump to establish a first predetermined gas flow rate...
7504958 System and method for detection and identification of airborne hazards  
Various embodiments of a system for detecting airborne hazards in a gaseous environment are disclosed. An embodiment of the system includes a plurality of sets of one or more detectors, where the...
7486173 System and method for setting parameters from control panel  
Parameters defining operational characteristics of audible, visual or audible/visual alarm indicating output devices, can be transmitted to the respective devices from common output control...
7484668 Building protection system and method  
An improved building protection system in a building having an inlet air duct for bringing an atmospheric air steam into the building, a damper in such air duct operable to regulate atmospheric air...
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...
7479893 Method and apparatus of generating a voice siren in a security system  
A security device including a control panel for transmitting a pre-defined cadence pattern to a siren device. The siren device takes the pre-defined cadence pattern as an input and outputs an...
7463160 Remote control of a hydrogen sulfide gas alarm system  
A method allows an H2S alarm system installed at a remote wellsite to be monitored and configured from a distant location. Alert-signals from the alarm system to the distant location and...
7463159 Fire detector  
The fire detector comprises an insertable detector assembly which includes a sensor arrangement, an electronic evaluation system and a housing which surrounds the sensor arrangement and has...
7458248 Method and apparatus to detect genuine or hoax contaminants  
A system ( 100 ) and method for detecting contaminants in parcels or other mailings ( 110 ). The contaminants, either genuine or hoax, are detected using the system ( 100 ) that includes a jogger (...
7456753 Internal pressure explosion-proof system  
An internal pressure explosion-proof system is provided that is capable of detecting high-pressure abnormality of an internal pressure explosion-proof mechanism, urging a check of gas/air apparatus...
7423544 Method of selecting operation in a line-powered module  
A line-powered module that is selectively operable in one of a plurality of modes of operation based upon the value of a selection signal. The line-powered module includes a control unit that...
7417553 Surface mount or low profile hazardous condition detector  
A hazardous condition detector is provided. The hazardous condition detector comprises a body, a hazardous condition sensor, and at least one corona discharge apparatus. The body defines a passage...
7417540 Wireless linking of smoke/CO detection units  
A wireless detector and alarm system, such as for example a smoke detector and/or carbon monoxide (CO) detector, operable to be linked and unlinked with one or more like detectors thereby forming a...
7408473 Method of COHb calculation in a carbon monoxide detector  
A gas detector and method of operating the gas detector that includes a carbon monoxide sensor and a processor. The carbon monoxide sensor senses an environmental concentration of carbon monoxide...
7403128 Adverse condition detector with diagnostics  
An adverse condition detector that records historical data concerning the operation of the detector such that the detector can be interrogated by a technician. The microprocessor of the adverse...
7397369 Sensor and transmission control circuit in adaptive interface package  
A programmable interface module includes a linear power regulator to control and provide power to interfaced components on an as needed basis. The interface module is implemented in, for example, a...
7397361 Device for security systems for operation of habitats on installations  
A device is described for a safety system on an installation in connection with the operation of a habitat ( 10 ) in which an object that is carrying out work which results in heat generation such...
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...
7372370 Remotely activated, multiple stage alarm system  
An alarm system ( 100 ) to wake sleeping occupants in the event of an emergency has a receiver ( 105 ) for detecting a warning signal ( 130 ) emitted from an external device ( 125 ), such as a...
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...
7365648 Fire alarm  
A fire alarm for an installation via a housing that is flush with the ceiling, having at least one light source arranged in the housing and at least one light receiver arranged in the housing, as...
RE40238 Personal hydrogen sulfide gas alarm system  
A person-carried hydrogen sulfide instrument is adapted for use with a conventional SCADA system or other type of fault monitoring system normally intended for monitoring well-related conditions at...
7345590 Wireless terminal with gas leakage detection function, gas leakage detection system using the same, and gas leakage notification method  
In a hydrogen gas station where a great number of sensors are installed, in case hydrogen leakage occurs, sensors in the vicinity of the leakage location start to transmit a warning to an access...
7342505 Gas detection apparatus and method for controlling gas sensor  
A first gas sensing element is provided in a first position to measure a concentration of a gas continuously, and a second sensing element is provided in a second position to measure the...
7336191 Gas-measuring system  
A gas-measuring system is provided that is suitable for both mobile and stationary use. A mobile measuring device ( 2 ) with sensors ( 4, 5, 6, 7 ) for detecting gas concentrations and a base...
7331852 Method and apparatus for sampling and controlling ventilation airflow into a structure  
A totally integrated ventilation system is contained in the outside air inlet stream. The system samples and controls ventilation airflow as it enters a structure. An air valve connecting the...
7319403 Combination carbon monoxide and wireless E-911 location alarm  
The present invention provides a device and method for automatically reporting and determining the geographic location of potential carbon monoxide emergencies utilizing wireless E-911 location...
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...
7310047 Gas alarm system with wind direction indicator  
A hazardous gases and wind direction sensor includes a housing having a hazardous gas sensor. The gas sensor sends an output signal to a transmitter at a predetermined frequency upon detecting a...
7301466 Turn signal lamp, periphery monitoring device, body construction and imaging device for vehicle  
A side turn signal light that flashes during operation is disposed on a vehicle body side surface of a vehicle. Further, a camera that images a vehicle side zone that includes the side turn signal...
7296459 Avatar refrigerator, and method for sensing contamination of the same  
The present invention discloses a refrigerator for storing foods at a low temperature. An avatar refrigerator and a method for sensing contamination of the same receive measurement values from...
7271721 Protected distribution system  
An information transmission system comprising a conductor operable to carry a desired information signal. A first tube substantially surrounds the conductor and a second tube substantially...
7271720 Homeland intelligent systems technology “H-LIST”  
Homeland Intelligence Systems Technology “H-LIST” comprises nano-sensors embedded in a silicon substrate and etched/fused in a micro-fibered material to enable an outfit for monitoring...
7269962 Cooling medium compressor arrangement  
A cooling medium compressor arrangement is comprised of a compressor, a control mechanism electrically connected with the compressor, and a gas sensor, and the safety of the arrangement is improved...
7265662 Apparatus and method for inspecting containers  
This invention relates to an integrated apparatus and method for inspection of a container adapted to hold a pressurized gas. The integrated apparatus comprises (i) an imaging device configured to...
7259656 System and method for displaying safe exit routes during an emergency condition  
A system and method displays a safe route from a location to a destination that avoids one or more hazards detected, such as a fire or a gas leak.
7250871 Particulate detector  
An apparatus and method are provided for detecting presence in gas of transient particulate above its normal zero or acceptable level within a duct ( 4 ), said apparatus comprising at least one...
7242310 Control techniques for shut-off sensors in fuel-fired heating appliances  
In a flammable vapor sensor-based shut-off system of a fuel-fired water heater the sensor resistance output signal degradation caused by aging of the sensor is automatically compensated for using...