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Ambient condition detector with selectable pitch alarm

  • US 7,714,700 B2
  • Filed: 11/10/2008
  • Issued: 05/11/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An ambient condition detector comprising:

  • control electronics;

    a least one ambient condition sensor coupled to the control electronics;

    at least one audio output transducer coupled to the control electronics;

    an audio output pitch selector coupled to the control electronics whereby a user can interface with the audio output pitch selector to choose at least one tone pitch from a plurality of distinctly different tone pitches, whereby the audio output pitch selector is activated by a user to select a desired alarm tone pitch during a set-up mode of the ambient condition detector as the control electronics plays through a menu of a plurality of pre-programmed tonal patterns so a user can choose which tone pitch within the menu is most desirable;

    the control electronics signals the at leant one audio output transducer to emit an audible alarm tonal pattern when the ambient condition sensor detects an ambient condition;

    the audible alarm tonal pattern comprises at least one user-selected tone pitch; and

    the at least one ambient condition sensor comprises at least one of a smoke sensor, a fire sensor, a, gas sensor, a motion sensor, or a radiation sensor.

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