Method of automatically monitoring and neutralizing hazardous material spills
    41.
    发明授权
    Method of automatically monitoring and neutralizing hazardous material spills 失效
    自动监测和中和危险物质泄漏的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06977590B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-20

    申请号:US10620257

    申请日:2003-07-15

    IPC分类号: G08B21/00

    CPC分类号: G01M3/042

    摘要: A system is disclosed comprising a flexible tube attached to a reservoir containing a hazardous material neutralizing substance, and possibly pressurized with air or another gas. The tube is routed around the perimeter of a region where one or more hazardous material containers are stored. In the event of a leak that spreads to the perimeter of the tube, the tube material type is so selected to degrade structurally in response to contact with the hazardous material, thereby rupturing and releasing the neutralizing substance stored within the tube and attached reservoir. The neutralizing material used is selected to neutralize the hazardous material released, to mitigate further damage or eliminate the hazard completely, or at least until intervening personnel can arrive. When a perimeter tube is ruptured, the released internal pressure drop may also activate an alarm, that is either audible, or uses a wire or cellular line to contact authorities as concerning the nature of the spill, be it fire or police departments, or maintenance or property personnel. The system can be used without the assistance of electrical power or electronics (or with sources like a lithium battery for the alarm), in an inexpensive package that requires no direct human monitoring, and can be employed in very remote installations.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种系统,其包括附接到容纳危险材料中和物质的储存器的柔性管,并且可能用空气或另一种气体加压。 管围绕存储一个或多个危险物质容器的区域的周边。 在发生泄漏到管周边的情况下,管材类型被选择为在与危险材料接触的情况下在结构上降解,从而破坏并释放储存在管和连接的储存器中的中和物质。 所使用的中和材料被选择以中和释放的危险物质,以减轻进一步的损害或完全消除危害,或至少直到干预人员到达。 当周边管破裂时,释放的内部压力下降也可能激活警报,即听到声音,或者使用电线或蜂窝线路与当局联系,关于泄漏的性质,无论是消防部门还是警察部门,或维护 或财产人员。 该系统可以在不需要电力或电子设备(或用于警报的锂电池的源)的帮助下使用,而不需要直接人工监控,并且可以在非常远程的安装中使用。

    Simultaneous triggering of remote units
    42.
    发明授权
    Simultaneous triggering of remote units 失效
    同时触发远程单元

    公开(公告)号:US06587055B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-01

    申请号:US09530680

    申请日:2000-12-01

    IPC分类号: G01V300

    CPC分类号: G01V1/223

    摘要: In a remote data acquisition system a control unit transmits a radio signal simultaneously to a plurality of remote units. Each remote unit receives the radio signal at different times dependent on various system delay factors. A compensating delay is added in each remote unit in order to trigger each remote unit for data acquisition at the same time.

    摘要翻译: 在远程数据采集系统中,控制单元同时向多个远程单元发送无线电信号。 每个远程单元根据各种系统延迟因素在不同时间接收无线电信号。 在每个远程单元中添加补偿延迟,以便同时触发每个远程单元进行数据采集。

    Compact affordable inert gas fire extinguishing system
    43.
    发明授权
    Compact affordable inert gas fire extinguishing system 有权
    紧凑型廉价惰性气体灭火系统

    公开(公告)号:US06257341B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-07-10

    申请号:US09489492

    申请日:2000-01-21

    IPC分类号: A62C3558

    摘要: A compact, affordable fire extinguishing system utilizes a combination of compressed inert gas tanks and solid propellent gas generator s to provide a blend of inert gasses to extinguish fires in an enclosure. The compressed inert gas tanks may contain gasses such as argon or carbon dioxide or a combination thereof The solid propellent gas generators may generate upon initiation either nitrogen or carbon dioxide or a combination thereof. The inert gasses from both sources are blended into a composition that will extinguish fires at concentrations that will allow human occupancy during discharge. Such a system can be constructed at a substantially smaller size than conventional compressed gas systems, due to the greater density of the inert gasses in the propellent foii in storage, which allows greater utility and affordability where installation space is limited or retrofit is desired into prior fire protection systems.

    摘要翻译: 紧凑,经济实惠的灭火系统利用压缩惰性气体罐和固体推进燃气发生器的组合,提供惰性气体的混合物,以扑灭外壳内的火灾。 压缩的惰性气体罐可以含有诸如氩气或二氧化碳的气体或其组合。固体推进剂气体发生器可以在引发氮气或二氧化碳或其组合时产生。 来自两个来源的惰性气体被混合成组合物,其将以允许在排放期间人类占有的浓度扑灭火焰。 这种系统可以以比常规压缩气体系统更小的尺寸构造,这是由于存储器中的推进剂中的惰性气体的密度更大,这允许更大的效用和可承受性,其中安装空间被限制或需要改进为先前 消防系统。

    Expandable double walled smoke stack
    46.
    发明授权
    Expandable double walled smoke stack 失效
    可扩展的双壁烟囱

    公开(公告)号:US4064793A

    公开(公告)日:1977-12-27

    申请号:US734337

    申请日:1976-10-20

    IPC分类号: E04F17/02

    CPC分类号: E04F17/02

    摘要: A double walled smoke stack is made up of stackable sections. The top part of each section has a member extending between inner and outer shells and is either downwardly prestressed towards the inner shell or is flexible. This allows the inner shell to upwardly expand.

    摘要翻译: 双层烟囱由可堆叠的部分组成。 每个部分的顶部具有在内壳和外壳之间延伸的构件,并且朝向内壳向下预应力或柔性。 这允许内壳向上膨胀。

    LIQUID METHANE STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD
    48.
    发明申请
    LIQUID METHANE STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD 有权
    液体甲烷储存系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140352332A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-04

    申请号:US14367740

    申请日:2012-12-20

    IPC分类号: F17C7/04

    摘要: Systems and methods for controlling the temperature and pressure of a cryogenic liquid methane storage unit are provided. The disclosed systems and methods generate methane gas from a reservoir of liquid methane stored within the methane storage unit, vent the methane gas through one or more outlet valves connected to the methane storage unit, and generate electric power using the vented methane gas. The generated electric power can then be used to initiating a cooling cycle, which reduces the temperature of said reservoir of liquid methane and reduces the pressure in said methane storage unit. Micro anaerobic digesters and methane storage units may be configured in a networked environment with a central controller that monitors remote units.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于控制低温液体甲烷储存单元的温度和压力的系统和方法。 所公开的系统和方法从存储在甲烷存储单元内的液态甲烷储存器产生甲烷气体,通过连接到甲烷储存单元的一个或多个出口阀排出甲烷气体,并使用排出的甲烷气体产生电力。 所产生的电力然后可用于启动冷却循环,这降低了液体甲烷储存器的温度并降低了所述甲烷储存单元中的压力。 微型厌氧消化器和甲烷存储单元可以在具有监视远程单元的中央控制器的联网环境中配置。

    Method and Apparatus for Portable Beverage Containers that Preserve and Re-Carbonate Beverages Exposed to Atmosphere Air
    49.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for Portable Beverage Containers that Preserve and Re-Carbonate Beverages Exposed to Atmosphere Air 审中-公开
    便携式饮料容器的保存和再碳酸化方法和装置暴露于大气中的饮料

    公开(公告)号:US20130319969A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-05

    申请号:US13482928

    申请日:2012-05-29

    IPC分类号: B65D51/16

    CPC分类号: C12H1/14 B65B31/047

    摘要: An apparatus that vents atmosphere air and allows for the pressurization of a sealed beverage container with carbon dioxide for the purpose of reducing oxidation and preserving or re-introducing effervescence to the beverage housed within the container. The previously mentioned apparatus can be integrated and/or retrofitted to accommodate the various sizes and shapes of current and future portable beverage containers. For the purpose of this apparatus, “portable beverage container” is defined as having a volume less than or equal to 5 gallons and the apparatus uses external or internally integrated pressure regulated gas sources to pressurize the container.

    摘要翻译: 用于排出大气空气并允许用二氧化碳对密封的饮料容器加压的装置,用于减少氧化并将泡腾保持或再引入容纳在容器内的饮料。 先前提及的装置可以集成和/或改装以适应当前和将来的便携式饮料容器的各种尺寸和形状。 为了该装置的目的,“便携式饮料容器”被定义为体积小于或等于5加仑,并且该装置使用外部或内部集成的压力调节气体来对容器加压。

    Methods and apparatus for controlling hazards
    50.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for controlling hazards 有权
    控制危害的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08439123B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-14

    申请号:US11566063

    申请日:2006-12-01

    IPC分类号: A62C2/00 A62C3/00

    摘要: A device for protecting flammable fluid reservoirs, or the regions in immediate proximity thereof, from the hazards due to impact and reservoir rupture, and subsequent potential of fire, corrosion or other damage or injury due to contact with reactive fluids. Such impacts may arise from collisions, such as encountered in transportation systems, or structural or thermal failure and/or rupture of components and systems, or separation of system components. Such a device may be formed as a close-fitting shroud over such components, or surrounding fittings and junctions of mating components in such systems, or mounted near the location of such components in the direction of impact or failure. Such a device may have a pattern of pre-scored lines to facilitate break-up of the device upon impact or thermal stress. Upon activation, the device shall discharge material contents that prevent or extinguish fires, neutralize corrosive or caustic materials, or otherwise protect equipment and personnel of the hazards from the protected component or system fluid contents. Such a device may be constructed of more than one individual component to optimize outer surface break-up behavior while accommodating desired cost, thickness and weight goals achievable by the use of other materials that comprise the remaining components of the device.

    摘要翻译: 用于保护易燃液体储存器或其紧邻区域的装置不受冲击和储层破裂的危害,以及随后与反应流体接触引起的火灾,腐蚀或其他损坏或损伤的可能性。 这种影响可能来自碰撞,例如运输系统遇到的结构或热故障和/或组件和系统的破裂或系统部件的分离。 这种装置可以形成为在这种部件上的紧密的罩,或在这种系统中的配合部件的周围配件和接头,或者在冲击或失效的方向上安装在这些部件的位置附近。 这样的装置可以具有预刻线的图案,以便于在冲击或热应力时破坏装置。 激活后,设备应排放预防或扑灭火灾,中和腐蚀性或苛性物质的物质内容物,或以其他方式保护设备和人员免受受保护的部件或系统液体内容物的影响。 这样的装置可以由多于一个单独的部件构成,以优化外表面分解行为,同时容纳通过使用包括装置的其余部件的其它材料可实现的所需成本,厚度和重量目标。