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US 2004/0069505 A1Published application
Method and apparatus to extinguishing fire in areas beyond the reach of standard fire equipments
OwnerJoseph William Griffininventor
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Abstract
This invention concerns a method, an apparatus, and a process to extinguish fire in areas or in high-rise buildings where the ground or highest floor is beyond the reach of standard fire equipment such as ground/aerial ladders or hoses. The apparatus is a missile-like device that is launched above or into a targeted area. It can be guided remotely from the ground by computer. It can accept commands from and transmit information to the ground crew.
Claims73
A method for the rapid deployment of an aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in areas beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said method comprising:
- generating a request to start said aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in an area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said aerial fire extinguisher having a central controller, said central controller being a plurality of controllers, a sensor, said sensor being a plurality of sensors located at various places of said aerial fire extinguisher, an engine, said engine being a plurality of engines, a fuel container, said fuel containers being a plurality of fuel containers, a fire retardant material container, said fire retardant material container containing a fire retardant material, said fire retardant material being a plurality of materials, a discharging device, said discharging device capable of discharging said fire retardant material at various speeds, and a targeting control device, said targeting control device capable of controlling said aerial fire extinguisher to fly towards said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- aiming said aerial fire extinguisher to said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- launching said aerial fire extinguisher under the control of said central controller, said central controller being controlled either by a first pre-defined computer program or by a ground station, said ground station being operated by a second pre-defined computer program or by an operator;
- flying into said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments by said aerial fire extinguisher under control of said central controller;
- landing at said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments by said aerial fire extinguisher under the control of said central controller;
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- discharging a kind of fire retardant material carried by said aerial fire extinguisher under the control of said central controller, said discharging being either an explosion or at a pre-defined speed, said pre-defined speed being defined according to the fire condition at said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments.
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A method for the rapid deployment of an aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in areas beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said method comprising:
- generating a request to start said aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in an area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said aerial fire extinguisher having a central controller, a sensor, an engine, a fuel container, a fire retardant material container, said fire retardant material container containing a fire retardant material, a discharging device, and a targeting control device, said targeting control device capable of controlling said aerial fire extinguisher to fly towards said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- aiming said aerial fire extinguisher to said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- launching said aerial fire extinguisher under the control of said central controller;
- flying into said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments by said aerial fire extinguisher under control of said central controller;
- landing at said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments by said aerial fire extinguisher under the control of said central controller;
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- discharging a kind of fire retardant material carried by said aerial fire extinguisher under the control of said central controller.
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An apparatus for the rapid deployment of an aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in areas beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said apparatus comprising:
- means for generating a request to start said aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in an area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said aerial fire extinguisher having a central controller, said central controller being a plurality of controllers, a sensor, said sensor being a plurality of sensors located at various places of said aerial fire extinguisher, an engine, said engine being a plurality of engines, a fuel container, said fuel containers being a plurality of fuel containers, a fire retardant material container, said fire retardant material container containing a fire retardant material, said fire retardant material being a plurality of materials, a discharging device, said discharging device capable of discharging said fire retardant material at various speeds, and a targeting control device, said targeting control device capable of controlling said aerial fire extinguisher to fly towards said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- means for aiming said aerial fire extinguisher to said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- means for launching said aerial fire extinguisher under the control of said central controller, said central controller being controlled either by a first pre-defined computer program or by a ground station, said ground station being operated by a second pre-defined computer program or by an operator;
- means for flying into said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments by said aerial fire extinguisher under control of said central controller;
- means for landing at said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments by said aerial fire extinguisher under the control of said central controller;
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- means for discharging a kind of fire retardant material carried by said aerial fire extinguisher under the control of said central controller, said discharging being either an explosion or at a pre-defined speed, said pre-defined speed being defined according to the fire condition at said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments.
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An apparatus for the rapid deployment of an aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in areas beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said apparatus comprising:
- means for generating a request to start said aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in an area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said aerial fire extinguisher having a central controller, a sensor, an engine, a fuel container, a fire retardant material container, said fire retardant material container containing a fire retardant material, a discharging device, and a targeting control device, said targeting control device capable of controlling said aerial fire extinguisher to fly towards said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- means for aiming said aerial fire extinguisher to said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- means for launching said aerial fire extinguisher under the control of said central controller;
- means for flying into said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments by said aerial fire extinguisher under control of said central controller;
- means for landing at said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments by said aerial fire extinguisher under the control of said central controller;
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- means for discharging a kind of fire retardant material carried by said aerial fire extinguisher under the control of said central controller.
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A computer program product having a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for a method for the rapid deployment of an aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in areas beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said computer program product comprising:
- computer readable means for generating a request to start said aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in an area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said aerial fire extinguisher having a central controller, said central controller being a plurality of controllers, a sensor, said sensor being a plurality of sensors located at various places of said aerial fire extinguisher, an engine, said engine being a plurality of engines, a fuel container, said fuel containers being a plurality of fuel containers, a fire retardant material container, said fire retardant material container containing a fire retardant material, said fire retardant material being a plurality of materials, a discharging device, said discharging device capable of discharging said fire retardant material at various speeds, and a targeting control device, said targeting control device capable of controlling said aerial fire extinguisher to fly towards said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- computer readable means for aiming said aerial fire extinguisher to said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- computer readable means for launching said aerial fire extinguisher under the control of said central controller, said central controller being controlled either by a first pre-defined computer program or by a ground station, said ground station being operated by a second pre-defined computer program or by an operator;
- computer readable means for flying into said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments by said aerial fire extinguisher under control of said central controller;
- computer readable means for landing at said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments by said aerial fire extinguisher under the control of said central controller;
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- computer readable means for discharging a kind of fire retardant material carried by said aerial fire extinguisher under the control of said central controller, said discharging being either an explosion or at a pre-defined speed, said pre-defined speed being defined according to the fire condition at said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments.
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A computer program product having a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for a method for the rapid deployment of an aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in areas beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said computer program product comprising:
- computer readable means for generating a request to start said aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in an area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said aerial fire extinguisher having a central controller, a sensor, an engine, a fuel container, a fire retardant material container, said fire retardant material container containing a fire retardant material, a discharging device, and a targeting control device, said targeting control device capable of controlling said aerial fire extinguisher to fly towards said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- computer readable means for aiming said aerial fire extinguisher to said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- computer readable means for launching said aerial fire extinguisher under the control of said central controller;
- computer readable means for flying into said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments by said aerial fire extinguisher under control of said central controller;
- computer readable means for landing at said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments by said aerial fire extinguisher under the control of said central controller;
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- computer readable means for discharging a kind of fire retardant material carried by said aerial fire extinguisher under the control of said central controller.
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An apparatus for the rapid deployment of an aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in an area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said apparatus comprising:
- a fire retardant material delivery and discharge system capable of reaching an area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said fire retardant material delivery and discharge system having a control system, said control system capable of controlling operation of said fire retardant material delivery and discharge system, a monitoring system, said monitoring system capable of monitoring operation of said fire retardant material delivery and discharge system and said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, a delivery system, said delivery system capable of delivering said fire retardant material delivery and discharge system to said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, a landing system, said landing system capable of landing said fire retardant material delivery and discharge system on said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, and a discharge system, said discharge system containing a plurality of fire retardant materials, each of said plurality of said fire retardant materials having different heat resistance abilities, said discharge system capable of mixing such plurality of fire retardant materials to generate various foams, said various foams being discharged at various pre-set speeds under the control of said control device to extinguish different kinds of fire;
- an air communication system, said air communication system being controlled and operated by said control system, said air communication system being capable of sending out real-time information about fire and environment at said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments and receiving a commend to instruct said control device to operate said monitoring system, said delivery system, said landing system, and said discharge system, said real-time information including direction, distance traveled and location of said fire retardant material delivery and discharge system;
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- a ground communication system, said second communication system being capable of receiving information from said air communication system and sending said commend to said air communication system.
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An apparatus for the rapid deployment of an aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in an area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said apparatus comprising:
- a fire retardant material delivery and discharge system capable of reaching an area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said fire retardant material delivery and discharge system having a control system, a monitoring system, a delivery system, a landing system, and a discharge system;
- an air communication system;
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- a ground communication system.
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An apparatus for the rapid deployment of an aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in an area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said apparatus comprising:
- a fire retardant material delivery and discharge system capable of reaching an area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
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- a ground communication system.
A method for the rapid deployment of an aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in an area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said method comprising:
- receiving a request to start said aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in an area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- igniting a delivery system of said aerial fire extinguisher;
- launching said aerial fire extinguisher towards said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- monitoring direction and distance towards said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments and distance traveled and location of said aerial fire extinguisher by a monitoring system of said aerial fire extinguisher;
- landing said aerial fire extinguisher at said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said landing being either a complete stop of said aerial fire extinguisher or a significant reduction in speed of said aerial fire extinguisher;
- monitoring fire condition at said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- generating a result from said monitoring;
- generating a combination of said fire retardant material according to said result;
- choosing a discharging method to discharge said fire retardant material according to said result;
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- discharging said fire retardant material according to said discharging method.
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An apparatus for the rapid deployment of an aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in an area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving a request to start said aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in an area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- means for igniting a delivery system of said aerial fire extinguisher;
- means for launching said aerial fire extinguisher towards said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- means for monitoring direction and distance towards said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments and distance traveled and location of said aerial fire extinguisher by a monitoring system of said aerial fire extinguisher;
- means for landing said aerial fire extinguisher at said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said landing being either a complete stop of said aerial fire extinguisher or a significant reduction in speed of said aerial fire extinguisher;
- means for monitoring fire condition at said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- means for generating a result from said monitoring;
- means for generating a combination of said fire retardant material according to said result;
- means for choosing a discharging method to discharge said fire retardant material according to said result;
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- means for discharging said fire retardant material according to said discharging method.
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A computer program product having a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for a method for the rapid deployment of an aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in an area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said computer program product comprising:
- computer readable means for receiving a request to start said aerial fire extinguisher to extinguish fires in an area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- computer readable means for igniting a delivery system of said aerial fire extinguisher;
- computer readable means for launching said aerial fire extinguisher towards said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- computer readable means for monitoring direction and distance towards said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments and distance traveled and location of said aerial fire extinguisher by a monitoring system of said aerial fire extinguisher;
- computer readable means for landing said aerial fire extinguisher at said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments, said landing being either a complete stop of said aerial fire extinguisher or a significant reduction in speed of said aerial fire extinguisher;
- computer readable means for monitoring fire condition at said area beyond the reach of standard fire equipments;
- computer readable means for generating a result from said monitoring;
- computer readable means for generating a combination of said fire retardant material according to said result;
- computer readable means for choosing a discharging method to discharge said fire retardant material according to said result;
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- computer readable means for discharging said fire retardant material according to said discharging method.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.