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US 2021/0264758 A1Published application
Smoke and steam detector
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorJose-Rodrigo Castillo-Garza
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Abstract
A device for detecting a hazardous condition in an area includes a housing defining a chamber. There is at least one smoke sensing device for detecting the presence of smoke in the chamber. An extremely-high frequency detector includes at least one extremely-high frequency transmitter positioned relative to at least one extremely-high frequency receiver.
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A device for detecting a hazardous condition in an area, comprising:
- a housing defining a chamber;
- at least one smoke sensing device for detecting the presence of smoke in the chamber;
- and
- an extremely-high frequency detector including at least one extremely-high frequency transmitter positioned relative to at least one extremely-high frequency receiver.
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A method of operating a device for detecting a hazardous condition in an area, comprising the steps of:
- determining with at least one smoke sensing detector if smoke is present in the air adjacent the device;
- determining with an extremely-high frequency detector if water is present in air adjacent the device;
- and
- determining if an alarm should be triggered to indicate a hazardous condition based on the extremely-high frequency detector and the at least one smoke sensing detector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.