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Optical smoke detector

CA 1081821 A · Owner: Nittan Company, Limited · Inventors: Tagashira, Hiroshi

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Of Disclosure, An optical smoke detector which includes a light source and light sensing element so arranged that the quantity of light detected by the element will be determined by the presence of smoke in the detector, a power source for periodically supplying sets of actuating pulses to the light source, apparatus connected with the light sensing element for detecting light pulses which are synchronized with the actuating pulses and producing an alarm when pulses of a predetermined magnitude are detected.

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  • Granted July 15, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 15, 1997.
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FiledAugust 11, 1978
GrantedJuly 15, 1980
Term endedJuly 15, 1997
Patent numberCA 1081821 A
Classification (IPC)G08B17/10 +2 more

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedAug 11, 1978Patent grantedJuly 15, 1980Term endedJuly 15, 1997

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