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US 2008/0289835 A1Published application
Localized Fire Suppression
OwnerGreg Chavezinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus to suppress a localized fire may include a pressurized tank of fire suppressant and a valve coupled to the tank. In case of a fire, a pneumatic fire sensor may open the valve to release the fire suppressant.
Claims21
An apparatus to suppress a localized fire, comprising
- a pressurized tank of fire suppressant
- a valve coupled to the tank
- a pneumatic fire sensor to open the valve to release the fire suppressant.
A pneumatic fire sensor comprising
- a tube, the tube retaining a gas at a pressure above a predetermined pressure level in the absence of a fire.
- a first pressure detecting mechanism to determine when the pressure in the tube drops below the predetermined pressure level
- a first device activated by the first pressure-detecting mechanism upon determination that the pressure in the tube is below the predetermined pressure level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.