Flame retardant treatment monitoring system and method

• US 20160265949A1
• Filed: 02/04/2016
• Published: 09/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jason D. Rotondo
• Original Assignee: Jason D. Rotondo
• Inventors: Rotondo, Jason D.
• Application Number:
  US15/016,115
• Publication Number:
  US 20160265949A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 21/78 producing a change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 31/22 using chemical indicators G01N31/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/20 Administration of product repair or maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/018 Certifying business or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

Methods and systems for flame retardant and/or fireproofing treatment monitoring. Methods and systems allow interested parties (e.g., business or home owners, property managers, insurers, and inspection teams) to quickly assess the current status of a flame retardant and/or fireproofing treatment.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring flame retardant treatments utilizing at least one marker that changes state in response to an event that would render ineffective a regulated efficacy of a flame retardant treatment.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one marker includes at least one indicia, and the system further comprises a database having at least one record associated with the at least one indicia of the at least one marker.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one record includes information related to one or more of application date of the flame retardant treatment, physical location of the marker, installation location of the marker, contact name, business name, flame retardant product information, flame retardant batch information, certificate number, flame retardant installer, applicator name, applicator company, signatures, photographs, marker history, images, expiration dates, and renewal dates.

4. The system according to claim 2, wherein the indicia enables automated data entry or data retrieval, and is implemented as one or more of a one-dimensional bar code, a two-dimensional bar code, and an RFID transmitter.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the marker includes a reactive material.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the marker changes color when the reactive material is exposed to at least one specified chemical.

7. The system according to claim 5, wherein the marker presents a written message when the reactive material is exposed to at least one specified chemical.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the marker includes a unique alpha-numeric identification.

9. The system according to claim 1, the system further comprising an alert device for issuing an alert regarding the regulated efficacy of the flame retardant treatment.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the alert is one or more of an SMS, text, and an email message.

11. A method of monitoring at least one flame retardant treatment, the method comprising:

applying a flame retardant treatment to a target;

applying at least one marker to the target that includes at least one indicia, wherein the at least one marker changes state in response to an event that would render ineffective a regulated efficacy of the flame retardant treatment;

creating at least one record in a database, wherein the at least one record is associated with the at least one indicia; and

issuing an alert regarding the at least one flame retardant'"'"'s regulated efficacy.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the at least one record includes information related to one or more of application date of the flame retardant treatment, physical location of the marker, installation location of the marker, contact name, business name, flame retardant product information, flame retardant batch information, certificate number, flame retardant installer, applicator name, applicator company, signatures, photographs, marker history, images, expiration dates, and renewal dates.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the indicia enables automated data entry or data retrieval, and is implemented as one or more of a one-dimensional bar code, a two-dimensional bar code, and an RFID transmitter.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the marker includes a reactive material.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the marker changes color when the reactive material is exposed to at least one specified chemical.

16. The method according to claim 14, wherein the marker presents a written message when the reactive material is exposed to at least one specified chemical.

17. The method according to claim 11, wherein the marker includes a unique alpha-numeric identification.

18. The method according to claim 11, wherein the alert is one or more of an SMS, text, and an email message.

19. A system for monitoring flame retardant treatments, the system comprising:

at least one marker that changes state in response to an event that would render ineffective a regulated efficacy of a flame retardant treatment;

at least one indicia associated with the at least one marker;

a database having at least one record associated with the at least one indicia; and

an alert device in operable communication with the database for issuing an alert regarding the regulated efficacy of the flame retardant.