FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
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1. A method of suppressing fires, the method comprising:
- identifying a fire comprising plasma; and
transmitting a signal proximate to the fire, wherein the signal is sufficient to disperse at least a portion of the plasma.
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Abstract
Tools and techniques for suppressing fires. Such tools might transmit a signal that generates one or more waves (which might be mechanical waves, electromagnetic waves, and/or the like) that is sufficient to disrupt the relationship between the electrons in a fire and the ionized nuclei to which those electrons are attracted. The resulting repulsion (between the nuclei and/or the electrons) that form the plasma of the fire can serve to disperse the plasma, thereby suppressing the fire.
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56 Claims
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1. A method of suppressing fires, the method comprising:
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identifying a fire comprising plasma; and transmitting a signal proximate to the fire, wherein the signal is sufficient to disperse at least a portion of the plasma. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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- 34. The method of claim 34, wherein the one or more compression waves collectively are sufficient to mitigate an shock wave created by the explosion.
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36. A system for suppressing a fire comprising plasma, the system comprising:
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a signal generator for transmitting a signal proximate to the fire, wherein the signal is sufficient to disperse at least a portion of the plasma; an active gain control circuit, in communication with the signal generator, for adjusting one or more characteristics of the signal; and a computer system in communication with the active gain control circuit, the computer system comprising a processor and a set of instructions executable by the processor to calculate values for the one or more characteristics of the signal. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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