Flexible dry sprinkler
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12201863B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-21

    申请号:US18512168

    申请日:2023-11-17

    Inventor: George S. Polan

    Abstract: A flexible dry fire protection sprinkler includes an inlet seal assembly sealing an inlet orifice, an inlet release unit to release the seal assembly, a flexible tube connected to the inlet release unit, a flexible linkage extending through the flexible tube, having an inlet end connected to the inlet release unit, an outlet biasing portion connected to an outlet end of the flexible tube and the flexible linkage, to displace the outlet end of the linkage upon activation, a sprinkler body connected to the outlet biasing portion, and an outlet seal assembly to seal an outlet orifice of the body until a predetermined temperature is reached. When reached, the outlet seal assembly releases from an outlet orifice of the body, and the outlet biasing portion displaces the linkage, causing the inlet end of the linkage to operate the inlet release unit, releasing the inlet seal assembly from the inlet orifice.

    Pilot controlled refill tanks for firefighting aircraft

    公开(公告)号:US11110310B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-07

    申请号:US16536219

    申请日:2019-08-08

    Abstract: A system for filling a tank for a firefighting helicopter with water without ground personnel, comprising a pilot controlled valve assembly to selectively permit water to flow into the refill tank upon the receipt of a communication transmitted by a communication device within the helicopter. The pilot controlled valve assembly can include a supply valve configured to move between at least a closed state and an open state, a controller configured to control the supply valve, and a receiver configured to send a signal to a controller to cause the controller to at least open the supply valve upon receipt by the receiver of a communication meeting one or more predetermined criteria. The water tank can be filled from a water source, including a municipal water source, when the supply valve is open to provide a more efficient, semi-autonomous refill tank system greatly improves costly and time-consuming manually refill systems.

    FLEXIBLE DRY SPRINKLER
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210128959A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-06

    申请号:US17149178

    申请日:2021-01-14

    Inventor: George S. Polan

    Abstract: A dry fire protection sprinkler has an inlet seal assembly to seal an inlet orifice. A spring seal compresses in response to a load. An inlet release unit releases the inlet seal assembly. A flexible tube has an inlet end connected to the inlet release unit. A flexible linkage extends through the flexible tube, and has an inlet end connected to the inlet release. An outlet biasing portion is connected to an outlet end of the tube and an outlet end of the linkage, which displaces upon activation of the sprinkler. A sprinkler body is connected to the outlet biasing portion, with an outlet seal assembly to seal its outlet orifice. When ambient reaches a predetermined temperature, the outlet seal assembly releases from the outlet orifice, and the outlet biasing portion displaces the linkage, causing the inlet of the linkage to operate the inlet release unit, releasing the inlet seal.

    SUPERVISORY-GAS-ADJUSTED FRICTION-LOSS COEFFICIENT BASED FIRE SUPPRESSION SPRINKLER SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20190083832A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-21

    申请号:US16026556

    申请日:2018-07-03

    Abstract: A supervisory-fluid-adjusted friction-loss coefficient based fire suppression sprinkler system has an array of pipes in fluid communication with an arrangement of sprinklers. A supervisory fluid sub-assembly is fluid communication with the array of pipes. The supervisory fluid sub-assembly provides a supervisory fluid other than air to the array. A diameter of each respective pipe of the array is determined by a friction-loss formula having a friction-loss coefficient representing a metric corresponding to a corrosion-induced internal surface roughness of each respective pipe of the array The friction-loss coefficient is determined by empirical testing of a representative pipe of the array in accordance with a nationally recognized testing procedure.

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