公开(公告)号：US07642924B2

公开(公告)日：2010-01-05

申请号：US11713295

申请日：2007-03-02

申请人： John J. Andres ,  Stanley D. Burnette ,  David A. Bush

发明人： John J. Andres ,  Stanley D. Burnette ,  David A. Bush

IPC分类号： G08B17/10

CPC分类号： G08B17/00 ,  G08B29/183

摘要： A life safety device includes a smoke sensor and a carbon monoxide (CO) sensor. Smoke sensitivity of the device is adaptively adjusted based upon the smoke sensor signal and the CO sensor signal.

摘要翻译： 生命安全装置包括烟雾传感器和一氧化碳（CO）传感器。 基于烟雾传感器信号和CO传感器信号自适应地调整设备的烟感度。

公开(公告)号：US07508314B2

公开(公告)日：2009-03-24

申请号：US11253074

申请日：2005-10-17

申请人： John J. Andres ,  Matthew J. Buchholz ,  Stan Burnette ,  Travis Silver

发明人： John J. Andres ,  Matthew J. Buchholz ,  Stan Burnette ,  Travis Silver

IPC分类号： G08B21/00

CPC分类号： G08B17/00 ,  G08B29/145 ,  G08B29/181

摘要： A life safety device can include a battery monitoring module configured to measure a voltage level of a battery, an alarm module configured to provide an alarm when the voltage level is less than or equal to a low battery threshold, and a silence module configured to silence the alarm for a random time period.

摘要翻译： 生命安全装置可以包括被配置为测量电池的电压电平的电池监视模块，配置成当电压电平小于或等于低电池阈值时提供警报的警报模块，以及被配置为静音的静音模块 闹钟随机时间段。

公开(公告)号：US07339468B2

公开(公告)日：2008-03-04

申请号：US11253289

申请日：2005-10-17

申请人： John J. Andres ,  Matthew J. Buchholz ,  Stan Burnette ,  Travis Silver

发明人： John J. Andres ,  Matthew J. Buchholz ,  Stan Burnette ,  Travis Silver

IPC分类号： G08B1/08

CPC分类号： G08B17/00 ,  G08B7/06 ,  G08B25/007 ,  G08B25/10 ,  G08B29/145 ,  G08B29/181

摘要： A method of radio frequency communication for a life safety device including a controller, a hazardous condition sensor, an alarm device, and a radio frequency communications device including transmitting and receiving capability. One method includes receiving a test signal using the radio frequency communications device, lowering a voltage to the hazardous condition sensor to simulate a hazardous condition to test the hazardous condition sensor, and emitting an alarm using the alarm device if the hazardous condition sensor passes the test. Another method includes before transmitting a radio frequency signal, turning on the radio frequency communications device for a period of time, and delaying transmission if the radio frequency communications device receives a header, deadtime and startbit. Yet another method includes sending a test signal at a first transmission power level, and sending an alarm signal at a second transmission power level greater than the first transmission power level.

摘要翻译： 一种用于生命安全装置的射频通信方法，包括控制器，危险状态传感器，报警装置和包括发射和接收能力的射频通信装置。 一种方法包括使用射频通信设备接收测试信号，降低对危险状况传感器的电压，以模拟危险状态以测试危险状态传感器，并且如果危险状态传感器通过测试则使用报警装置发出报警 。 另一种方法包括：在发射射频信号之前，在射频通信设备上接通一段时间，并且如果射频通信设备接收到报头，死区时间和起始位置，则延迟传输。 另一种方法包括以第一发射功率电平发送测试信号，以及以大于第一发射功率电平的第二发射功率电平发送报警信号。

公开(公告)号：US07449990B2

公开(公告)日：2008-11-11

申请号：US10849366

申请日：2004-05-17

申请人： John J. Andres ,  Michael W. Apperson ,  Joseph G. DeLuca ,  Chris R. Gilbert ,  Craig Kleinberg ,  Larry Ratzlaff ,  Stephen M. Ernst ,  John Wurtenberger

发明人： John J. Andres ,  Michael W. Apperson ,  Joseph G. DeLuca ,  Chris R. Gilbert ,  Craig Kleinberg ,  Larry Ratzlaff ,  Stephen M. Ernst ,  John Wurtenberger

IPC分类号： G09F25/00

CPC分类号： G08B25/04 ,  G08B17/00 ,  G08B19/00 ,  G08B25/009

摘要： Presented is a communications protocol for use by interconnected hazardous condition detectors, such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors for use in dwellings and other structures. This communications protocol provides conventional signaling to indicate the presence of a smoke condition necessitating the generation of a smoke temporal pattern by all interconnected detectors. The protocol further defines a signaling method by which conventional smoke detectors that are incapable of providing temporal patterns other than that required for a smoke alarm condition will not be sent into an alarm mode of operation upon receipt of a signal other than the conventional smoke alarm signal. This communications protocol defines a pulsed signal to indicate a non-smoke alarm condition that is of a duration that will not trigger the conventional smoke alarms. To allow for the transmission of multiple hazardous conditions alarm notifications, as well as the transmission of additional hazardous condition detector control signals, the communications protocol utilizes a multi-bit signal transmitted via the conventional single signal I/O wire of currently existing interconnect wiring. Through the use of an 8 bit alarm signal, multiple hazardous conditions may be signaled as well as operating modes such as test, hush, reset, low battery, etc. Also presented are smoke, carbon monoxide, and combination hazardous condition detectors that utilize the communications protocol presented herein.

摘要翻译： 提出的是一种通信协议，用于互连的危险状态检测器，例如用于住宅和其他结构的烟雾和一氧化碳检测器。 该通信协议提供常规的信令以指示存在需要由所有互连的检测器产生烟雾时间模式的烟雾状况。 该协议进一步定义了一种信令方法，通过该方法，不能提供烟雾报警条件所需的时间模式以外的常规烟雾探测器在接收除了常规烟雾报警信号之外的信号时将不会发送到报警操作模式 。 该通信协议定义了脉冲信号以指示非烟雾报警条件，其为不会触发常规烟雾警报的持续时间。 为了允许传输多个危险条件报警通知以及传输额外的危险状态检测器控制信号，通信协议利用通过当前现有互连布线的常规单信号I / O线传输的多位信号。 通过使用8位报警信号，可能会发出多种危险情况以及运行模式，如测试，静音，复位，电池电量不足等。还提供了烟雾，一氧化碳和组合危险状况检测器，利用 通信协议。

公开(公告)号：US07268683B2

公开(公告)日：2007-09-11

申请号：US11186227

申请日：2005-07-21

申请人： John J. Andres ,  Stan Burnette ,  Joseph G. Deluca ,  Travis Silver

发明人： John J. Andres ,  Stan Burnette ,  Joseph G. Deluca ,  Travis Silver

IPC分类号： G08B13/14

CPC分类号： G08B17/00 ,  G08B13/1409 ,  G08B17/113

摘要： A detector assembly is adapted to be removably secured to a female electrical receptacle connected to a power supply where the female receptacle is mounted at a surface of a structure. The detector apparatus includes a housing and an electrically powered circuit mounted in the housing. The circuit includes components operable to detect an alarm condition (such as carbon monoxide or smoke) and to provide an alarm in response to the detection. A primary power source includes a male electrical connector secured to the housing and extending outwardly there from. A secondary power source includes a battery connector mounted within the housing and adapted to removably receive a battery contained within the housing. The circuit is adapted to draw power from the secondary source in the event of a detected loss of power from the primary source. The apparatus includes a sensor for sensing displacement of the housing from the female electrical receptacle. The circuit is adapted to provide an alarm in response to the displacement of the housing from the mounted surface.

摘要翻译： 检测器组件适于可移除地固定到连接到电源的阴电插座，其中阴插座安装在结构的表面。 检测器装置包括壳体和安装在壳体中的电动电路。 电路包括可操作以检测警报状况（例如一氧化碳或烟雾）并且响应于检测而提供报警的部件。 主电源包括固定到壳体并从其向外延伸的阳电连接器。 辅助电源包括安装在壳体内并适于可拆卸地接收容纳在壳体内的电池的电池连接器。 在检测到来自主源的功率损失的情况下，该电路适于从次级源获取电力。 该装置包括用于感测壳体与阴电插座的位移的传感器。 电路适于响应于壳体从安装的表面的位移而提供报警。

公开(公告)号：US06873254B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-29

申请号：US10339845

申请日：2003-01-10

申请人： John J. Andres ,  Micahel W. Apperson ,  Stephen M. Ernst ,  Chris R. Gilbert ,  Richard Kwor ,  Joseph G. DeLuca

发明人： John J. Andres ,  Micahel W. Apperson ,  Stephen M. Ernst ,  Chris R. Gilbert ,  Richard Kwor ,  Joseph G. DeLuca

IPC分类号： G08B3/10 ,  G08B7/06 ,  G08B17/00 ,  G08B19/00 ,  G08B29/18

CPC分类号： G08B29/183 ,  G08B3/10 ,  G08B7/06 ,  G08B17/00 ,  G08B19/005

摘要： An apparatus for the detection and enunciation of hazardous conditions within an environment comprises at least two detection circuits positioned to sense ambient conditions within a home or business environment. One of the detection circuits senses the presence of smoke, and the other detection circuit senses the presence of carbon monoxide. The apparatus also comprises an alarm circuit which is responsive to each of the detection circuits for generating at least one alarm pattern, and preferably a separate alarm pattern for each different sensed condition. A voice synthesizer circuit is also included, and is responsive to each of the detection circuits for generating at least one voice message. As with the alarm patterns, the voice synthesizer preferably generates separate voice messages for each separate detected condition. The apparatus advantageously also contains an interleaving control circuit. This interleaving control circuit interleaves the alarm patterns and voice messages in a predetermined sequence to reduce confusion in an emergency situation. A method for the detection and enunciation of multiple hazardous condition within an environment is also presented, and comprises the steps of: (a) sensing ambient conditions within the environment to detect at least two hazardous condition; (b) generating an alarm pattern and a voice message in response to sensing the hazardous conditions; (c) interleaving the alarm pattern and the voice message; and (e) enunciating these interleaved alarm patterns and voice.

摘要翻译： 用于在环境中检测和发出危险状况的装置包括至少两个检测电路，其被设置为感测家庭或商业环境中的环境条件。 其中一个检测电路感测到烟的存在，另一个检测电路检测到一氧化碳的存在。 该装置还包括响应于每个检测电路的报警电路，用于产生至少一个报警模式，并且优选地，用于每个不同的感测条件的单独报警模式。 还包括语音合成器电路，并且响应于每个检测电路以产生至少一个语音消息。 与报警模式一样，语音合成器优选地为每个单独的检测条件生成单独的语音消息。 该装置有利地还包含交织控制电路。 该交错控制电路以预定的顺序交错警报模式和语音消息，以减少在紧急情况下的混乱。 还提出了在环境中检测和发出多重危险状况的方法，包括以下步骤：（a）感测环境中的环境条件以检测至少两种危险状况; （b）响应感测危险状况产生报警模式和语音消息; （c）交错报警模式和语音消息; 和（e）阐明这些交错的报警模式和声音。

公开(公告)号：US06791453B1

公开(公告)日：2004-09-14

申请号：US09638091

申请日：2000-08-11

申请人： John J. Andres ,  Michael W. Apperson ,  Joseph G DeLuca ,  Chris R. Gilbert ,  Craig Kleinberg ,  Larry Ratzlaff ,  Stephen M. Ernst ,  John Wurtenberger

发明人： John J. Andres ,  Michael W. Apperson ,  Joseph G DeLuca ,  Chris R. Gilbert ,  Craig Kleinberg ,  Larry Ratzlaff ,  Stephen M. Ernst ,  John Wurtenberger

IPC分类号： G08B900

CPC分类号： G08B25/04 ,  G08B17/00 ,  G08B19/00 ,  G08B25/009

摘要： Presented is a communications protocol for use by interconnected hazardous condition detectors, such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors for use in dwellings and other structures. This communications protocol provides conventional signaling to indicate the presence of a smoke condition necessitating the generation of a smoke temporal pattern by all interconnected detectors. The protocol further defines a signaling method by which conventional smoke detectors that are incapable of providing temporal patterns other than that required for a smoke alarm condition will not be sent into an alarm mode of operation upon receipt of a signal other than the conventional smoke alarm signal. This communications protocol defines a pulsed signal to indicate a non-smoke alarm condition that is of a duration that will not trigger the conventional smoke alarms. To allow for the transmission of multiple hazardous conditions alarm notifications, as well as the transmission of additional hazardous condition detector control signals, the communications protocol utilizes a multi-bit signal transmitted via the conventional single signal I/O wire of currently existing interconnect wiring. Through the use of an 8 bit alarm signal, multiple hazardous conditions may be signaled as well as operating modes such as test, hush, reset, low battery, etc. Also presented are smoke, carbon monoxide, and combination hazardous condition detectors that utilize the communications protocol presented herein.

摘要翻译： 提出的是一种通信协议，用于互连的危险状态检测器，例如用于住宅和其他结构的烟雾和一氧化碳检测器。 该通信协议提供常规的信令以指示存在需要由所有互连的检测器产生烟雾时间模式的烟雾状况。 该协议进一步定义了一种信令方法，通过该方法，不能提供烟雾报警条件所需的时间模式以外的常规烟雾探测器在接收除了常规烟雾报警信号之外的信号时将不会发送到报警操作模式 。 该通信协议定义了脉冲信号以指示非烟雾报警条件，其为不会触发常规烟雾警报的持续时间。 为了允许传输多个危险条件报警通知以及传输额外的危险状态检测器控制信号，通信协议利用通过当前现有互连布线的常规单信号I / O线传输的多位信号。 通过使用8位报警信号，可能会发出多种危险情况以及运行模式，如测试，静音，复位，电池电量不足等。还提供了烟雾，一氧化碳和组合危险状况检测器，利用 通信协议。

公开(公告)号：US06753786B1

公开(公告)日：2004-06-22

申请号：US09638090

申请日：2000-08-11

申请人： Michael W. Apperson ,  John J. Andres ,  Joseph G DeLuca ,  Chris R. Gilbert ,  Larry Ratzlaff

发明人： Michael W. Apperson ,  John J. Andres ,  Joseph G DeLuca ,  Chris R. Gilbert ,  Larry Ratzlaff

IPC分类号： G08B1700

CPC分类号： G08B29/145 ,  G08B17/10 ,  G08B17/117 ,  G08B29/183

摘要： A microcontroller-based hazardous condition detector having an intelligent hush feature is presented. The microcontroller controls the operational mode of the detector by monitoring a single user-actuated switch, the inputs from a smoke chamber and a carbon monoxide detector circuit, and the current operating mode of the detector. When in a normal or no-alarm mode, actuation of the switch will cause the microcontroller to place the detector in a test mode of operation. If the detector is in a carbon monoxide alarm mode, actuation of the switch will act to reset the accumulator function of the microprocessor for the carbon monoxide alarm sensing. If the detector is in a smoke alarm mode, actuation of the switch may place the detector in a hush mode if the level of smoke is sufficiently low, or will have no effect if the level of smoke is too high. Once in the hush mode, actuation of the switch will place the detector into the smoke alarm mode. The microcontroller will also place the detector in the smoke alarm mode if the level of smoke increases beyond a certain limit, and after the expiration of a hush mode time limit. To coordinate this operation, the sensitivity of the detector is not changed in any mode of operation, and the microcontroller monitors both an alarm and a hush threshold.

摘要翻译： 提出了一种基于微控制器的危险状况检测器，具有智能静音特性。 微控制器通过监视单个用户驱动的开关，来自烟室和一氧化碳检测器电路的输入以及检测器的当前操作模式来控制检测器的操作模式。 当处于正常或无报警模式时，开关的启动将使微控制器将检测器置于测试操作模式。 如果检测器处于一氧化碳报警模式，则开关的启动将起作用以重置微处理器的累加器功能，以进行一氧化碳报警检测。 如果检测器处于烟雾报警模式，则如果烟雾水平足够低，则开关的启动可能使检测器处于静音模式，否则烟雾过高将不起作用。 一旦处于静音模式，开关的启动将使检测器进入烟雾报警模式。 如果烟雾浓度超过一定限度，以及在静音模式期限结束后，微控制器也将将检测器置于烟雾报警模式。 为了协调此操作，在任何操作模式下，检测器的灵敏度都不会改变，微控制器监控报警和静默阈值。

公开(公告)号：US20080211678A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-04

申请号：US11713295

申请日：2007-03-02

申请人： John J. Andres ,  Stanley D. Burnette ,  David A. Bush

发明人： John J. Andres ,  Stanley D. Burnette ,  David A. Bush

IPC分类号： G08B19/00

CPC分类号： G08B17/00 ,  G08B29/183

摘要： A life safety device includes a smoke sensor and a carbon monoxide (CO) sensor. Smoke sensitivity of the device is adaptively adjusted based upon the smoke sensor signal and the CO sensor signal.

摘要翻译： 生命安全装置包括烟雾传感器和一氧化碳（CO）传感器。 基于烟雾传感器信号和CO传感器信号自适应地调整设备的烟感度。

公开(公告)号：US06522248B1

公开(公告)日：2003-02-18

申请号：US09271574

申请日：1999-03-18

申请人： John J. Andres ,  Micahel W. Apperson ,  Stephen M. Ernst ,  Chris R. Gilbert ,  Richard Kwor ,  Joseph G. DeLuca

发明人： John J. Andres ,  Micahel W. Apperson ,  Stephen M. Ernst ,  Chris R. Gilbert ,  Richard Kwor ,  Joseph G. DeLuca

IPC分类号： G08B1900

CPC分类号： G08B29/183 ,  G08B3/10 ,  G08B7/06 ,  G08B17/00 ,  G08B19/005

摘要： An apparatus for the detection and enunciation of hazardous conditions within an environment comprises at least two detection circuits positioned to sense ambient conditions within a home or business environment. One of the detection circuits senses the presence of smoke, and the other detection circuit senses the presence of carbon monoxide. The apparatus also comprises an alarm circuit which is responsive to each of the detection circuits for generating at least one alarm pattern, and preferably a separate alarm pattern for each different sensed condition. A voice synthesizer circuit is also included, and is responsive to each of the detection circuits for generating at least one voice message. As with the alarm patterns, the voice synthesizer preferably generates separate voice messages for each separate detected condition. The apparatus advantageously also contains an interleaving control circuit. This interleaving control circuit interleaves the alarm patterns and voice messages in a predetermined sequence to reduce confusion in an emergency situation. A method for the detection and enunciation of multiple hazardous condition within an environment is also presented, and comprises the steps of: (a) sensing ambient conditions within the environment to detect at least two hazardous condition; (b) generating an alarm pattern and a voice message in response to sensing the hazardous conditions; (c) interleaving the alarm pattern and the voice message; and (e) enunciating these interleaved alarm patterns and voice.

摘要翻译： 用于在环境中检测和发出危险状况的装置包括至少两个检测电路，其被设置为感测家庭或商业环境中的环境条件。 其中一个检测电路感测到烟的存在，另一个检测电路检测到一氧化碳的存在。 该装置还包括响应于每个检测电路的报警电路，用于产生至少一个报警模式，并且优选地，用于每个不同的感测条件的单独报警模式。 还包括语音合成器电路，并且响应于每个检测电路以产生至少一个语音消息。 与报警模式一样，语音合成器优选地为每个单独的检测条件生成单独的语音消息。 该装置有利地还包含交织控制电路。 该交错控制电路以预定的顺序交错警报模式和语音消息，以减少在紧急情况下的混乱。 还提出了在环境中检测和发出多重危险状况的方法，包括以下步骤：（a）感测环境中的环境条件以检测至少两种危险状况; （b）响应感测危险状况产生报警模式和语音消息; （c）交错报警模式和语音消息; 和（e）阐明这些交错的报警模式和声音。