Smoke meter and locator

• US 20090066525A1
• Filed: 08/28/2008
• Published: 03/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thomas Walsh
• Original Assignee: Thomas Walsh
• Inventors: Walsh, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US12/231,148
• Publication Number:
  US 20090066525A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/629
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/10 Actuation by presence of smoke or gases , e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid materials by the use of optical means

Abstract

A device which provides a smoke meter and locator.

Claims

1. A device which detects where smoke is originating from comprising:

a probe;

a meter;

a battery or charger;

2. The device of claim 1 wherein said device senses small traces of smoke.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein said device shows a user where stronger concentrations of smoke are located.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein said device locates source of smoke when it is not visible to a human eye.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein said device has a fixed probe.

6. The device of claim 1 wherein said device has a flexible probe.

7. The device of claim 1 wherein said device has an extendable probe.

8. The device of claim 1 wherein said device has lights which increase in intensity when a user is getting closer to source of smoke.

9. The device of claim 1 wherein said device makes audible sounds such as beeping when a user is getting closer to source of smoke.

10. The device of claim 1 wherein said device is rechargeable or uses batteries.

11. The device of claim 1 wherein said device is activated when a smoke detector goes off to assist a user in finding source of smoke or burning object.

12. The device of claim 1 wherein said device to senses smoke the same as smoke detectors sense smoke.

13. The device of claim 1 wherein said device determines type of smoke present.

14. The device of claim 1 wherein said device determines whether the smoke is from an electrical fire, wood burning fire, etc.

15. The device of claim 1 wherein said device has adjustable sensitivity.

16. The device of claim 1 wherein said device comprises a low battery alarm indication.

17. The device of claim 1 wherein said device uses a different color light or a different sound to identify each type of smoke.

18. The device of claim 1 wherein said device comprises auto zero calibration.

19. The device of claim 1 wherein said device detects smoke based on measuring density levels.

20. The device of claim 1 wherein said device detects smoke based on measuring opacity levels.

21. The device of claim 1 wherein said device detects smoke based on ionization detection.

22. The device of claim 1 wherein said device detects smoke based on photoelectric detection.