US 10,311,688 B1Granted

System for alerting and guiding rescue personnel to a building

OwnerMicheline Tiradoinventor

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Abstract

A system to alert and guide rescue personnel to a building is disclosed. The system is installed at a rooftop or sidewall of the building. The system comprises a sensor to detect fire in the building. Upon sensing, the sensor sends signal to a controller to activate an illuminating unit and a display unit. Subsequently, the controller instructs the illuminating unit and the display unit to pop out of the rooftop or sidewall of the building. Concurrently, the controller instructs a transceiver to send an alert to emergency personnel. When the emergency personnel try to reach the building, the emergency personnel can use the visual indication provided by the illuminating unit and display unit to identify the building and reach the building to rescue occupants of the building.

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Dependent claims

A system for alerting and guiding rescue personnel to a building, comprising:

a building having a roof, at least one pop-up illuminating unit, wherein the unit comprises a housing enclosure and is adapted to direct emergency services to a residence, an emergency light providing a visual alert, a sensor, a controller, said sensor adapted to send a signal to the controller to activate said pop-up illuminating unit and a display unit, a transceiver adapted to send an alert to emergency personnel, said display unit has a screen that displays messages from a memory or external device, said display unit having a perimeter, said pop-up illuminating unit mounted entirely along said perimeter, said roof having a plurality of roof tiles, said display unit housed entirely under at least one of said plurality of roof tiles, said display unit pops-up and above said roof using a vertical member comprising a rail or post for actuating upon receiving instructions from said controller.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/003,208Filed 8 Jun 2018
Granted: 4 Jun 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification16 codes

G08B 7/064
Using electric transmission , e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources: indicating houses needing…
E04D 13/00
Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings
F21S 8/024
Of recess-mounted type, e.g. downlighters: intended to be recessed in a wall or like vertical structure, e.g. building facade
F21S 8/026
Of recess-mounted type, e.g. downlighters: intended to be recessed in a ceiling or like overhead structure, e.g. suspended ceiling

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