Patents by Inventor Andrea Frison
Andrea Frison has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11990015Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for providing point heat detectors based on surface mounted thermistors are described herein. One circuit board for a point heat detector of a fire sensing system includes a circuit board body having number of corners, at least one hole provided in the circuit board body proximate to one of the corners, and a surface mounted thermistor mounted on at least one corner.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Andrea Chiatti, Andrea Frison, Arturo Paderno, Daniele Iurissevich, Fabio Bellemo, Massimo Bressanutti, Maurizio Berliavaz, Stefano Pecorari
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Publication number: 20230152204Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for providing smoke detectors are described herein. One smoke detector of a fire sensing system includes a circuit board body, having a set of front scattering emitting light sources located on one side of an optical chamber, a receiver of front scattering light beams from the front scattering emitting light sources and backward scattering light beams, and a set of backward scattering emitting light sources located between the set of front scattering emitting light sources and the receiver, the backward scattering light beams emitted from the backward scattering emitters.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Andrea Chiatti, Andrea Frison, Massimo Bressanutti, Maurizio Berliavaz
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Publication number: 20230093605Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for providing point heat detectors based on surface mounted thermistors are described herein. One circuit board for a point heat detector of a fire sensing system includes a circuit board body having number of corners, at least one hole provided in the circuit board body proximate to one of the corners, and a surface mounted thermistor mounted on at least one corner.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Andrea Chiatti, Andrea Frison, Arturo Paderno, Daniele Iurissevich, Fabio Bellemo, Massimo Bressanutti, Maurizio Berliavaz, Stefano Pecorari
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Patent number: 11012308Abstract: There is provided a method for configuring a plurality of network devices of a wireless fire detection system comprising a configuration device, a gateway device wirelessly communicating with the configuration device, and the plurality of network devices wirelessly communicating with the gateway device and among them, the method comprising: determining, by the configuration device, configuration data of each one of the plurality of network devices for configuring each one of the plurality of network devices; transmitting, by the configuration device, the configuration data to the gateway device; and upon receiving the configuration data from the configuration device, distributing, by the gateway device, the configuration data to each one of the plurality of network devices according to predetermined time slots for transmitting the configuration data.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Life Safety Distribution GMBHInventors: Andrea Frison, Daniel Merli, Daniel Polito
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Patent number: 10694267Abstract: Systems and methods of fast wireless output device activation in a mesh network system are provided. Methods can include a parent device receiving data from a child device, the parent device determining if the data received from the child device requires an output, and if so, the parent device activating an output device associated with the parent device. In some methods, the parent device need not wait for instructions from a control panel or gateway before activating the output device. Accordingly, the latency time to activate the output device can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: Andrea Frison
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Publication number: 20200145289Abstract: There is provided a method for configuring a plurality of network devices of a wireless fire detection system comprising a configuration device, a gateway device wirelessly communicating with the configuration device, and the plurality of network devices wirelessly communicating with the gateway device and among them, the method comprising: determining, by the configuration device, configuration data of each one of the plurality of network devices for configuring each one of the plurality of network devices; transmitting, by the configuration device, the configuration data to the gateway device; and upon receiving the configuration data from the configuration device, distributing, by the gateway device, the configuration data to each one of the plurality of network devices according to predetermined time slots for transmitting the configuration data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Andrea Frison, Daniel Merli, Daniel Polito
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Publication number: 20200007963Abstract: Systems and methods of fast wireless output device activation in a mesh network system are provided. Methods can include a parent device receiving data from a child device, the parent device determining if the data received from the child device requires an output, and if so, the parent device activating an output device associated with the parent device. In some methods, the parent device need not wait for instructions from a control panel or gateway before activating the output device. Accordingly, the latency time to activate the output device can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventor: Andrea Frison
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Patent number: 10523510Abstract: There is provided a method for configuring a plurality of network devices of a wireless fire detection system comprising a configuration device, a gateway device wirelessly communicating with the configuration device, and the plurality of network devices wirelessly communicating with the gateway device and among them, the method comprising: determining, by the configuration device, configuration data of each one of the plurality of network devices for configuring each one of the plurality of network devices; transmitting, by the configuration device, the configuration data to the gateway device; and upon receiving the configuration data from the configuration device, distributing, by the gateway device, the configuration data to each one of the plurality of network devices according to predetermined time slots for transmitting the configuration data.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: LIFE SAFETY DISTRIBUTION AGInventors: Andrea Frison, Daniel Merli, Daniel Polito
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Patent number: 10455298Abstract: Systems and methods of fast wireless output device activation in a mesh network system are provided. Methods can include a parent device receiving data from a child device, the parent device determining if the data received from the child device requires an output, and if so, the parent device activating an output device associated with the parent device. In some methods, the parent device need not wait for instructions from a control panel or gateway before activating the output device. Accordingly, the latency time to activate the output device can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2012Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: Andrea Frison
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Patent number: 10078948Abstract: A smoke detector with an improved double optical chamber is provided. The smoke detector can include a chamber cover, a chamber base, an optical block, and a printed circuit board, wherein a smoke chamber is bound by the chamber cover, the chamber base, and the optical block, wherein a monitoring chamber is bound by the chamber base, the optical block, and the printed circuit board, wherein the monitoring chamber is closed to access outside of the smoke detector, and wherein radiation from only the monitoring chamber produces a non-zero clean air value of the detector.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2016Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Massimo Bressanutti, Andrea Frison
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Patent number: 9743372Abstract: A method and apparatus that including a control panel sending an activate output command, a gateway of the control panel receiving the activate output command and determining a time period until a wireless communication subsystem becomes available, the wireless subsystem adjusting the determined time period by determining a time until a node is available to receive the output command through the gateway and wireless subsystem, the wireless subsystem sending the output command and a value of the adjusted determined time period to the node and the node activating an output device based upon the output command and adjusted determined time period.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2013Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: LIFE SAFETY DISTRIBUTION AGInventors: Andrea Frison, Daniel Polito, Daniel Merli
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Publication number: 20170213434Abstract: A smoke detector with an improved double optical chamber is provided. The smoke detector can include a chamber cover, a chamber base, an optical block, and a printed circuit board, wherein a smoke chamber is bound by the chamber cover, the chamber base, and the optical block, wherein a monitoring chamber is bound by the chamber base, the optical block, and the printed circuit board, wherein the monitoring chamber is closed to access outside of the smoke detector, and wherein radiation from only the monitoring chamber produces a non-zero clean air value of the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2016Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Massimo Bressanutti, Andrea Frison
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Patent number: 9658290Abstract: A device that includes a plurality of substantially identical batteries coupled via switching circuits to a power bus is provided. Control circuits can be coupled to the batteries and the switching circuits to provide electrical energy to the bus from each of the batteries during a sequence of predetermined time intervals, wherein one of the batteries provides electrical energy to the bus during a greater percentage of each time intervals than the others of the plurality. The remaining battery life of the others of the plurality can be estimated in response to sensing that the one of the batteries is substantially discharged.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: LIFE SAFETY DISTRIBUTION AGInventor: Andrea Frison
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Publication number: 20160352575Abstract: There is provided a method for configuring a plurality of network devices of a wireless fire detection system comprising a configuration device, a gateway device wirelessly communicating with the configuration device, and the plurality of network devices wirelessly communicating with the gateway device and among them, the method comprising: determining, by the configuration device, configuration data of each one of the plurality of network devices for configuring each one of the plurality of network devices; transmitting, by the configuration device, the configuration data to the gateway device; and upon receiving the configuration data from the configuration device, distributing, by the gateway device, the configuration data to each one of the plurality of network devices according to predetermined time slots for transmitting the configuration data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Andrea Frison, Daniel Merli, Daniel Polito
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Patent number: 9264161Abstract: A method and apparatus that includes the steps of providing a plurality of wireless nodes including at least one parent node and at least one child node, a control panel sending instructions to and receiving data from the plurality of nodes through a primary gateway and a wireless subsystem of the gateway, the primary gateway synchronizing the plurality of nodes by periodically transmitting a synchronization signal and one of the plurality of nodes detecting failure of the gateway and transmitting an idle synchronization signal for so long as the one of the plurality of nodes detects failure of the gateway.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: LIFE SAFETY DISTRIBUTION AGInventors: Andrea Frison, Daniel Merli, Daniel Polito
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Publication number: 20150163758Abstract: A method and apparatus that including a control panel sending an activate output command, a gateway of the control panel receiving the activate output command and determining a time period until a wireless communication subsystem becomes available, the wireless subsystem adjusting the determined time period by determining a time until a node is available to receive the output command through the gateway and wireless subsystem, the wireless subsystem sending the output command and a value of the adjusted determined time period to the node and the node activating an output device based upon the output command and adjusted determined time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicant: Honeywell Intrnational Inc.Inventors: Andrea FRISON, Daniel Polito, Daniel Merli
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Publication number: 20150163002Abstract: A method and apparatus that includes the steps of providing a plurality of wireless nodes including at least one parent node and at least one child node, a control panel sending instructions to and receiving data from the plurality of nodes through a primary gateway and a wireless subsystem of the gateway, the primary gateway synchronizing the plurality of nodes by periodically transmitting a synchronization signal and one of the plurality of nodes detecting failure of the gateway and transmitting an idle synchronization signal for so long as the one of the plurality of nodes detects failure of the gateway.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Andrea FRISON, Daniel MERLI, Daniel POLITO
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Publication number: 20150142351Abstract: A device which includes a plurality of substantially identical batteries coupled via switching circuits to a power bus. Control circuits coupled to the batteries and the switching circuits to provide electrical energy to the bus from each of the batteries during a sequence of predetermined time intervals wherein one of the batteries provides electrical energy to the bus during a greater percentage of each tie intervals than the others of the plurality. Estimating remaining battery life of the others of the plurality in response to sensing that the one battery is substantial discharged.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: Andrea FRISON
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Publication number: 20140098802Abstract: Systems and methods of fast wireless output device activation in a mesh network system are provided. Methods can include a parent device receiving data from a child device, the parent device determining if the data received from the child device requires an output, and if so, the parent device activating an output device associated with the parent device. In some methods, the parent device need not wait for instructions from a control panel or gateway before activating the output device. Accordingly, the latency time to activate the output device can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: Andrea Frison
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Patent number: 7986226Abstract: An ambient condition monitoring system includes a plurality of detectors such as smoke detectors, gas detectors, or fire detectors. Each of the detectors has two sets of input/output ports. One port can communicate with a system control unit. The second port can communicate with a local wired network to which is coupled a plurality of output devices. The output devices can be activated by the respective detector using a modulated control signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2008Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: Andrea Frison