# US 2021/0225145 A1 · Systems and Methods for Fire Detection

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- Number: US 2021/0225145 A1
- Document ID: US20210225145A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/152,391
- Filed: 2021-01-19
- Published: 2021-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2020-01-22
- Assignees: CoreKinect LLC
- Applicants: CoreKinect LLC
- Inventors: Assar Badri; Mitchel Kelley; Almedin Kozlica
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210225145A1

## CPC

- G08B 17/005: {for forest fires, e.g. detecting fires spread over a large or outdoors area (fire fighting forest fires A62C3/02)}
- G08B 17/06: Electric actuation of the alarm, e.g. using a thermally-operated switch
- G08B 21/023: {Power management, e.g. system sleep and wake up provisions}
- G08B 21/14: Toxic gas alarms (G08B21/16 takes precedence)
- G08B 25/08: using communication transmission lines {(G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence)}
- G08B 27/006: {with transmission via telephone network}
- G08B 17/117: by using a detection device for specific gases, e.g. combustion products, produced by the fire (G08B17/103, G08B17/11 take precedence)
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS

## Abstract

A system for remote detection of a fire condition includes a plurality of remote sensors and a central hub connected to each sensor to create a localized network capable of detecting changes in environmental conditioned within a geographic area defined by the locations of the sensors. The sensors may be configured to detect conditions such as changes in temperature, levels of carbon dioxide, smoke or other fire related particulates and report sensor readings back to the connected hub. The hub processes received sensor data from each sensor and generates an alert if the processed data meets any predetermined condition such as one associated with a fire. The alert may be transmitted to a tracking station with a geographic indication of where the alert was generated and a drone may be sent to the location of the geographic indication to acquire additional data to help determine if further action is required.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A monitoring network for detecting remote fire conditions, comprising:
a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor comprises:
a set of solar cells disposed along a first surface of a body;
a circuit card disposed along a portion of the body comprising:
at least one sensor device; and
a transmitter configured to transmit collected sensor data;
a rechargeable power supply electrically coupled to the first and second sets of solar cells and configured to power the circuit card;
an antenna, comprising:
a first end connected to a first body segment; and
a second end connected to a second body segment to form an open loop between the first and second body segments that extends outwardly from the body;
a sensor hub configured to:
communicate with each sensor over a local network having an area defined by a geographic location of the plurality of sensors capable of transmitting sensor data to the sensor hub;
receive sensor data from each sensor;
process received sensor data from each sensor; and
communicate processed sensor data to a data center.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A monitoring network for detecting remote fire conditions according to claim 1, wherein the circuit card is formed on a flexible substrate.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A monitoring network for detecting remote fire conditions according to claim 1, wherein each sensor further comprises a second set of solar cells disposed a second surface of the body and facing opposite that of the first surface.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A monitoring network for detecting remote fire conditions according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor device comprises at least one of a carbon monoxide sensor and a temperature sensor.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A monitoring network for detecting remote fire conditions according to claim 1, wherein the battery comprises at least one of a printed polymer battery, a thin film battery, and a supercapacitor.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A monitoring network for detecting remote fire conditions according to claim 1, wherein the circuit card further comprises a GPS tracking chip.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A monitoring network for detecting remote fire conditions according to claim 1, wherein the sensor hub comprises a deployable parachute.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A monitoring network for detecting remote fire conditions according to claim 1, further comprising at least one additional antenna, having:
a first end connected to a third body segment; and
a second end connected to a fourth body segment to form a second open loop between the third and fourth body segments that extends outwardly from the body.

### Claim 9

A method of deploying a monitoring network for detecting remote fire conditions, comprising:
deploying a sensor hub into a remote location;
deploying a plurality of sensors into a geographic area surrounding the deployed sensor hub to form a local network having an area defined by a geographic location of the plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor comprises:
a set of solar cells disposed along a first surface of a body;
a circuit card disposed along a portion of the body comprising:
at least one sensor device; and
a transmitter configured to transmit collected sensor data;
a rechargeable power supply electrically coupled to the first and second sets of solar cells and configured to power the circuit card;
an antenna, comprising:
a first end connected to a first body segment; and
a second end connected to a second body segment to form an open loop between the first and second body segments that extends outwardly from the body;
collecting a continuous set of sensor data with the deployed plurality of sensors and transmitting the collected sensor data to the sensor hub;
processing received sensor data from each sensor; and
communicating processed sensor data to a data center.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

A method of deploying a monitoring network for detecting remote fire conditions according to claim 9, wherein:
deploying the sensor hub comprises flying the sensor hub to the remote location and dropping the sensor hub from a height above the remote location; and
deploying the plurality of sensors comprises flying the plurality of sensors to the remote location and dropping each sensor from a height some horizontal distance away from the remote location where the sensor hub was deployed.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

A method of deploying a monitoring network for detecting remote fire conditions according to claim 10, wherein each deployed sensor is release above a tree.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

A method of deploying a monitoring network for detecting remote fire conditions according to claim 9, wherein each sensor further comprises a second set of solar cells disposed a second surface of the body and facing opposite that of the first surface.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

A method of deploying a monitoring network for detecting remote fire conditions according to claim 9, wherein the circuit card is formed on a flexible substrate.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

A method of deploying a monitoring network for detecting remote fire conditions according to claim 9, wherein the at least one sensor device comprises at least one of a carbon monoxide sensor and a temperature sensor.

### Claim 15 (depends on 9)

A method of deploying a monitoring network for detecting remote fire conditions according to claim 9, wherein the battery comprises at least one of a printed polymer battery, a thin film battery, and a supercapacitor.

### Claim 16 (depends on 9)

A method of deploying a monitoring network for detecting remote fire conditions according to claim 9, wherein the circuit card further comprises a GPS tracking chip.

### Claim 17 (depends on 9)

A method of deploying a monitoring network for detecting remote fire conditions according to claim 9, wherein the sensor hub comprises a deployable parachute.

### Claim 18 (depends on 9)

A method of deploying a monitoring network for detecting remote fire conditions according to claim 9, further comprising at least one additional antenna, having:
a first end connected to a third body segment; and
a second end connected to a fourth body segment to form a second open loop between the third and fourth body segments that extends outwardly from the body