Method of managing the proactive spraying of environment ally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid on GPS-specified property surfaces so as to inhibit fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11654314-B2
Application number	US-202117497952-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 10, 2021
Priority date	Dec 2, 2017
Publication date	May 23, 2023
Grant date	May 23, 2023

Abstract

A method of managing the proactive spraying of environmentally-clean anti-fire (AF) chemical liquid on GPS-specified property surfaces so as to inhibit fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire. The method includes deploying a wireless system network supporting a command center, a network database, a plurality of mobile anti-fire chemical liquid spraying systems, and a plurality of mobile computing systems, each being operably connected to a wireless communication network. The GPS address of one or more GPS-specified parcels of property in a specified region, are registered in the network database. at least one of the mobile anti-fire chemical liquid spraying systems are deployed to a GPS-specified location, for spraying the GPS-specified parcels of property with an environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid. A supply of said environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid is deployed to the GPS-specified location of each mobile anti-fire chemical liquid spraying system, and the mobile anti-fire chemical liquid spraying system is filled with the supply of environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid. The deployed anti-fire chemical liquid spraying system is used to apply the environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid spray to the parcel of property, while remotely monitoring the application of the environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid sprayed on the GPS-specified parcel of property on a given date, and automatically recording the GPS-tracked spraying operations in the network database. The data records are updated in the network database associated with each application of environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid spray on one or more the GPS-specified parcels of property.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of managing the proactive spraying of environmentally-clean anti-fire (AF) chemical liquid on GPS-specified property surfaces so as to inhibit fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire, said method comprising:
(a) deploying a wireless system network supporting a command center, a network database, a plurality of mobile anti-fire chemical liquid spraying systems, and a plurality of mobile computing systems, each being operably connected to a wireless communication network;
(b) in said network database, registering the GPS address of one or more GPS-specified parcels of property in a specified region, which may or may not have buildings constructed thereon;
(c) deploying at least one of said mobile anti-fire chemical liquid spraying systems to a GPS-specified location, for spraying the GPS-specified parcels of property with an environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid;
(d) deploying a supply of said environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid to the GPS-specified location of each said mobile anti-fire chemical liquid spraying system, and filling said mobile anti-fire chemical liquid spraying system with said supply of environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid;
(e) using said deployed mobile anti-fire chemical liquid spraying system to apply said environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid spray to said GPS-specified parcel of property, while remotely monitoring the application of the environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid sprayed on said GPS-specified parcel of property on a given date, and automatically recording the GPS-tracked spraying operations in said network database; and
(f) updating data records in said network database associated with each application of environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid spray on one or more said GPS-specified parcels of property.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein after step (d) and before step (e), the method further comprises:
(i) collecting intelligence data, including historical data, pertaining to risks of fire ignition by wild fires in surrounding regions, and storing said intelligence data in said network database;
(ii) based on said intelligence data, said command center generating a GPS-specified anti-fire spray protection map and task report for execution; and
(iii) prior to the arrival of a wild fire to the specified region, said command center transmitting a request to said GPS-specified location, to apply said environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid spray to said GPS-specified parcel of property, using said deployed mobile anti-fire chemical liquid spraying system.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein step (i) comprises using remote imaging systems including multi-spectral imaging (MSI) systems and/or hyper-spectral-imaging (HSI) systems, for remotely sensing and gathering data about wild fires and wild fire progress in GPS-specified regions.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein step (i) comprises using space/satellite-based and/or drone-based airborne vehicles remotely-controlled by a human operator, or guided under an automated navigation system.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein step (i) comprises using remote sensing technologies including a Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro-radiometer (MODIS) satellite system for generating MODIS imagery subsets from MODIS direct readout data acquired to produce satellite wild fire detection data maps.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein step (i) further comprises, during each wild fire data sensing and mapping mission, capturing a series of multi-spectral imaging (MSI) images and hyper-spectral-imaging (HSI) images of said specified region during a wild fire, and mapping said captured images to GPS-specific coordinates, and transmitting said mapped data to said network database for storage, analysis and generation of GPS-specified flight plans, for supporting anti-fire (AF) chemical liquid spray operations designed to stall and suppress said wild fires, and mitigate risk of damage to property and harm to human and animal life.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein step (d) comprises deploying said environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid spray having a clinging agent which, when dried on the sprayed surface of property, enables its chemical molecules to cling to the surface of combustible materials, including vegetation, so that said chemical molecules interferes with the combustion phase of an incident wild fire.

8. The method of claim 2 , wherein step (i) comprises using deployed remote imaging systems enabling said command center to collect intelligence data about wild fire ignition risks and generate reports for transmission to said mobile computing systems used by home owners, contractors and administrators.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein step (d) comprises using remote data sensing and capture instruments for (i) determining GPS-specified navigation plans for mobile anti-fire chemical liquid spraying systems, and (ii) practicing GPS-guided methods of wild fire defense.

Assignees

• Mighty Fire Breaker Llc

Inventors

• Conboy Stephen

Classifications

• A62C3/00 Primary

  Fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for particular objects or places ({in oil wells E21B29/08, A62C35/00; in mines or tunnels E21F5/00} ; for nuclear reactors G21C9/04) · CPC title

• A62C3/0214

  for buildings or installations in fire storms · CPC title

• H04W4/12 Primary

  Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements · CPC title

• A62C3/0271

  Detection of area conflagration fires (fire alarms for forest fires G08B17/005) · CPC title

• A62C3/0228

  with delivery of fire extinguishing material by air or aircraft (fire-fighting aircraft B64D1/16) · CPC title