Radio frequency security system, method for a building facility or the like, and apparatus and methods for remotely monitoring the status of fire extinguishers

Patent · Tue Jul 25 00:00:00 EDT 2006

OSTI ID:908327

Runyon, Larry ^[1]; Gunter, Wayne M ^[1]; Gilbert, Ronald W ^[2]

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1. Richland, WA
2. Gilroy, CA

A system for remotely monitoring the status of one or more fire extinguishers includes means for sensing at least one parameter of each of the fire extinguishers; means for selectively transmitting the sensed parameters along with information identifying the fire extinguishers from which the parameters were sensed; and means for receiving the sensed parameters and identifying information for the fire extinguisher or extinguishers at a common location. Other systems and methods for remotely monitoring the status of multiple fire extinguishers are also provided.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
• Patent Number(s): 7,081,815
• Application Number: 10/669,669
• OSTI ID: 908327
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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