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Fire protection apparatus, systems and methods for addressing a fire with a mist
US9498787B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9498787-B2 |
| Application number | US-74204608-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 7, 2008 |
| Priority date | Nov 9, 2007 |
| Publication date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
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Fire protection apparatus, systems, and methods for addressing a fire with a mist are provided. More particularly, the invention provides systems and their method of design which provide a water mist to address and preferably suppress a fire. The invention further provides systems and methods for total flooding volume protection of a space to address a fire, preferably control, suppress, and more preferably extinguish a fire. The invention further provides atomizing devices for use in such systems and methods.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An atomizer for fire protection using a first fluid and a second fluid, the atomizer comprising: a base, a cover coupled to the base and an internal fluid defining assembly disposed along a longitudinal axis between the base and the cover, the base at a proximal end of the atomizer including a first inlet for receipt of the first fluid and a second inlet for receipt of the second fluid, and the cover defining an outlet at a distal end of the atomiz…
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- What does patent US9498787B2 cover?
- Fire protection apparatus, systems, and methods for addressing a fire with a mist are provided. More particularly, the invention provides systems and their method of design which provide a water mist to address and preferably suppress a fire. The invention further provides systems and methods for total flooding volume protection of a space to address a fire, preferably control, suppress, and mo…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Fenton Marcus Brian Mayhall, French James Oliver, Magnone Zachary L, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B05B7/065. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Nov 22 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).