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Apparatus and methods for sensing of fire and directed fire suppression

  • US 7,066,273 B2
  • Filed: 04/05/2002
  • Issued: 06/27/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A fire detection and suppression apparatus, said fire detection and suppression apparatus comprising:

  • a wide-angle infra-red detector for detecting a presence of a fire;

    a narrow-angle infra-red detector for detecting a direction of the fire;

    a nozzle attached to a supply of fire suppressant material; and

    a micro-controller programmed to continuously monitor the wide-angle infra-red detector to determine the presence of fire, wherein the narrow-angle infra-red detector and the nozzle are mounted on a platform that is movable in a plurality of directions and wherein the narrow-angle infra-red detector and the nozzle are both directed to a single point.

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