Portable alarm apparatus for warning persons

• US 7,782,191 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2007
• Issued: 08/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tomas Flores
• Original Assignee: Tomas Flores
• Inventors: Flores, Tomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Swarthout; Brent
• Application Number:
  US11/828,209
• Publication Number:
  US 20090027192A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,126 Days
• Field of Search: 3405391-53932, 340/693.1, 340/628, 340/632, 340/573.1, 340/286.07, 340/321, 128/903, 600/300
• US Class Current: 340/539.12
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/283 using coal, charred products, or inorganic mixtures containing them
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/32 with ultraviolet light
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/441 by reverse osmosis
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/008 Mobile apparatus and plants, e.g. mounted on a vehicle for biological treatment C02F2203/008
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2209/008 comprising telecommunication features, e.g. modems or antennas
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 9/20 Portable or detachable small-scale multistage treatment devices, e.g. point of use or laboratory water purification systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/004 using portable personal devices hand-held or body-worn self-defence devices using repellent gases or chemicals F41H9/10
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/00 Fire alarms; Alarms responsive to explosion
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 19/005 combined burglary and fire alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/12 responsive to undesired emission of substances, e.g. pollution alarms
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/903 Radio telemetry

Abstract

Portable alarm apparatus for warning a person is provided which includes a manually portable housing or base unit; a constant power supply supported by the base unit, the constant power supply including an external power supply having an interface connectible to a power source external of the base unit, the constant power supply including an onboard power supply independent of the external power supply whose makeup includes at least one of: photovoltaic, piezoelectric and thermoelectric; a detection circuit supported by the base unit, the detection circuit being connected to the constant power supply, the detection circuit being operable to detect a monitored condition, the detection circuit including at least one of: a smoke detector, a carbon monoxide detector and a fire detector; and an alarm circuit supported by the base unit, the alarm circuit being connected to the constant power supply, the alarm circuit being operable in response to detection of the monitored condition by the detection circuit to produce an alarm signal for warning a person.

Claims

1. A portable alarm apparatus for warning a person, the portable alarm apparatus comprising:

a manually portable base unit;

an integrated circuit assembly;

a constant power supply supported by the base unit, the constant power supply including an external power supply having an interface connectible to a power source external of the base unit, the constant power supply including an onboard power supply independent of the external power supply, and

a detection circuit supported by the base unit, the detection circuit being connected to the constant power supply, the detection circuit being operable to detect a monitored condition; and

an alarm circuit supported by the base unit, the alarm circuit being connected to the constant power supply, the alarm circuit being operable in response to detection of the monitored condition by the detection circuit to produce an alarm signal for warning at least one person;

the integrated circuit assembly including a portion of at least one of;

the detection circuit, the alarm circuit, and the constant power supply, the integrated circuit assembly including multiple layers, the layers including;

an outer fire retardant layer adjacent to a light emitting layer, a solar cell layer adjacent to the light emitting layer, a battery cell layer adjacent to the solar cell layer, and an inner integrated circuit layer adjacent to the battery cell layer.