Carbon monoxide detector and control system and method of operation
AssigneeUssc Acquisition Corp.
InventorsPERRY DEYOUNG, DANIEL A. PAULSEN
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Abstract
A carbon monoxide detector and control system for internal combustion engine or heating devices and a method of operating the carbon monoxide detector system.
Claims28
A control system for a device having an on state and an off state and wherein the device is capable of producing carbon monoxide in the on state, the control system comprising:
- a control actuator, configured to switch the device between the on state and the off state;
- a carbon monoxide detector in communication with said control actuator, wherein said carbon monoxide detector includes:
- a battery;
- a sensor configured to determine the levels of carbon monoxide proximate to the device capable of producing carbon monoxide;
- a controller in communication with said sensor and wherein said controller outputs a control signal to said control actuator upon sensing at least one a first condition or a second condition, and wherein said first condition is a carbon monoxide level above a predetermined maximum threshold, and said second condition is a rising average of carbon monoxide levels, that exceeds a preset level.
A method of controlling a device having an on-state and an off-state and capable of producing carbon monoxide in the on state, the control system including a control actuator, a sensor, and a controller in communication with the control actuator and the sensor, said method comprising:
- sensing with the sensor a carbon monoxide level proximate to the device;
- communicating the carbon monoxide levels from said step of sensing to the controller;
- determining with the controller the presence of a rising average of carbon monoxide levels;
- comparing the rising average of carbon monoxide levels to a predetermined rising average threshold level, upon determining that a rising average of carbon monoxide levels exists during said determining step;
- activating the control actuator with the controller to ensure that the device is in the off-state in response to said step of comparing showing that the rising average of carbon monoxide levels exceeds the predetermined threshold.
A method of controlling a device having an on-state and an off-state and capable of producing carbon monoxide in the on state, the control system including a control actuator, a sensor, and a controller in communication with the control actuator and the sensor, said method comprising:
- sensing with the sensor a carbon monoxide level proximate to the device;
- communicating the carbon monoxide levels from said step of sensing to the controller;
- determining with the controller based on communicated carbon monoxide levels if the device is located in an enclosed area or outdoors;
- activating the control actuator with the controller to ensure that the device is in the off-state in response to determining that the device is located in an enclosed are during said step of determining.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.