Apparatus and methods for detecting an incipient fire condition
CA 1115374 A · Owner: Brunswick Corporation · Inventors: Chen, Houston D.; Chuan, Raymond L.
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THE UNITED STATES PATENT APPLICATION, of RAYMOND L. CHUAN, HOUSTON D. CHEN, for APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AN INCIPIENT FIRE CONDITION, Abstract of the Disclosure Apparatus and methods for detecting an incipient fire condition based on a shift in the size distribution of particles generated by a developing incipient fire condition. Particulate mass concentrations of at least two different particulate sizes are monitored and the ratio of the outputs from the sensing devices is processed as an indication of an incipient fire condition. In another form of the invention, the rate of change of the ratio of the outputs from the monitoring devices is processed as an indication of an …
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- Granted December 29, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 29, 1998.
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