Automatic garage door response system for carbon monoxide or carbon monoxide and smoke detection

• US 20070182574A1
• Filed: 02/26/2007
• Published: 08/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Northcoast Innovations LLC
• Original Assignee: Edward Cogan, James Heidenreich, Thomas Dzurko
• Inventors: Cogan, Edward, Heidenreich, James, Dzurko, Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 7,710,284 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/632
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/14 Toxic gas alarms G08B21/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/16 Combustible gas alarms

Abstract

A garage monitoring system is provided that determines if the garage door is opened or closed, and will not issue a move door command if the garage door is already opened and it will not issue a move door command if smoke is detected first. The system'"'"'s sequence of operation is can thus be described as follows: a. If CO is detected first, high concentration, sound alarm and open door immediately. b. If CO is detected first, low concentration, sound alarm and wait a time period to see if smoke alarm activates. If smoke alarm does not activate, open garage door, otherwise do not change the position of the garage door. c. If smoke is detected first, sound alarm and do not change the position of the garage door.

Claims

9-1. The garage door monitoring and control system of claim 1, further comprising a smoke alarm test switch to test the operation of the smoke detector and is designed to be manually pressed.

10-2. The garage door monitoring and control system of claim 1, further comprising:

a CO alarm test switch to test the operation of the CO detector and is designed to be manually pressed.

13. A garage monitoring and control system for use with an automatic garage door opening mechanism comprising:

a controller configured to generate a door move command for moving a garage door between an open and a closed position;

an audible input means for detecting a predetermined sound signature such as that of a running automobile;

a garage door position sensor for determining whether the garage door is in an open or closed condition;

wherein said door move command of said controller is generate to open the garage door when CO is indirectly detected by sound signature.