G08B 17/10
Actuation by presence of smoke or gases
Official title: Actuation by presence of smoke or gases {, e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid materials by the use of optical means}
G08B17/10 (Actuation by presence of smoke or gases) appears on 2,492 US grants and 2,080 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G08B- Granted patents
- 2,492
- Published applications
- 2,080
- Assignees
- 783
- Inventors
- 3,574
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 37 | 0 |
| 1977 | 34 | 0 |
| 1978 | 43 | 0 |
| 1979 | 31 | 0 |
| 1980 | 52 | 0 |
| 1981 | 47 | 0 |
| 1982 | 33 | 0 |
| 1983 | 27 | 0 |
| 1984 | 19 | 0 |
| 1985 | 22 | 0 |
| 1986 | 27 | 0 |
| 1987 | 36 | 0 |
| 1988 | 25 | 0 |
| 1989 | 27 | 0 |
| 1990 | 20 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 25 | 0 |
| 1993 | 19 | 0 |
| 1994 | 23 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | 0 |
| 1996 | 26 | 0 |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 32 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 6 |
| 2002 | 24 | 22 |
| 2003 | 15 | 17 |
| 2004 | 21 | 35 |
| 2005 | 17 | 37 |
| 2006 | 31 | 42 |
| 2007 | 31 | 51 |
| 2008 | 20 | 65 |
| 2009 | 28 | 44 |
| 2010 | 44 | 54 |
| 2011 | 36 | 54 |
| 2012 | 36 | 39 |
| 2013 | 41 | 60 |
| 2014 | 58 | 68 |
| 2015 | 96 | 151 |
| 2016 | 97 | 139 |
| 2017 | 133 | 124 |
| 2018 | 109 | 101 |
| 2019 | 108 | 126 |
| 2020 | 130 | 154 |
| 2021 | 157 | 159 |
| 2022 | 108 | 137 |
| 2023 | 132 | 110 |
| 2024 | 97 | 119 |
| 2025 | 104 | 97 |
| 2026 | 70 | 69 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Low footprint energy storage system installation29 Sep 2026US 12,746,419 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Flow rate detection for an aspirating smoke detection system29 Sep 2026US 12,747,971 B2Honeywell International Inc.
- Alarm event imaging by a security / automation system control panel29 Sep 2026US 12,749,383 B2Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
- Environmental monitoring device using smart phone15 Sep 2026US 12,736,510 B2Deepvisions Co., Ltd.
- Spring bracket and sensor device including same8 Sep 2026US 12,733,102 B2Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP
- Smoke Alarm Disabling Device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311588 A1
- Fire prevention management system for distribution board1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301554 A1
- Smoke detection system using a laser beam spectral pattern24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290137 A1Honeywell International Inc.
- Hearing assistance devices with control of other devices24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292416 A1Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Control system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279178 A1Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for accessing residential monitoring devices586US 6,914,533 B2StatSignal IPC, LLC · 2005
- Mobile detection system402US 5,446,445 ASamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Communication system with environmental condition detection capability335US 5,159,315 AMotorola, Inc. · 1992
- Dynamic distributed-sensor thermostat network for forecasting external events297US 8,620,841 B1Nest Labs, Inc. · 2013
- Intelligent building alarm296US 6,873,256 B22005