Patents by Inventor Benjamin Adair Munro

Benjamin Adair Munro 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).

  • Patent number: 8936103
    Abstract: A fire suppression apparatus adapted for connection to a water supply for a faucet has one or more spray nozzles (26), at least one valve (20) operable into an open position to fluidly couple the one or more spray nozzles (26) to a water supply for a faucet (4), a fire sensor (28), and a controller (21) connected to the fire sensor (28), and upon sensing a fire, the fire sensor (28) is adapted to trigger the controller (21) to operate the at least one valve (20) into the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Sensorjet Holdings Limited
    Inventor: Benjamin Adair Munro
  • Publication number: 20140251644
    Abstract: An appliance having the capability to assist in retarding a fire external to the appliance. One or more nozzle may be incorporated within the appliance or provided externally to provide a fluid mist. The main appliance pump or a separate pump may provide pressurised fluid to the one or more nozzles or a pressurised supply to the appliance may be used directly. A control circuit for controlling one or more pumps and or valves may be incorporated in the main appliance control circuitry or provided separately. One or more fire detection sensors may be provided within or external to the appliance and may communicate with the control circuit via a wireless signal, over power lines, via a sound signal or over communication lines. Where a nozzle is incorporated into an appliance it may be located on a surface of an appliance that is exposed when the appliance is installed. A pop-out nozzle may be provided behind a burst panel. The appliance may also include an internal fire suppressing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Sensorjet Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Adair Munro, Kristian Hugh Darcy Slack, John Kinnear Terry
  • Publication number: 20130233578
    Abstract: A fire suppression apparatus adapted for connection to a water supply for a faucet has one or more spray nozzles (26), at least one valve (20) operable into an open position to fluidly couple the one or more spray nozzles (26) to a water supply for a faucet (4), a fire sensor (28), and a controller (21) connected to the fire sensor (28), and upon sensing a fire, the fire sensor (28) is adapted to trigger the controller (21) to operate the at least one valve (20) into the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: SENSORJET HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Benjamin Adair Munro
  • Patent number: 8448715
    Abstract: A fire suppression apparatus adapted for connection to a water supply for a faucet has one or more spray nozzles (26), at least one valve (20) operable into an open position to fluidly couple the one or more spray nozzles (26) to a water supply for a faucet (4), a fire sensor (28), and a controller (21) connected to the fire sensor (28), and upon sensing a fire, the fire sensor (28) is adapted to trigger the controller (21) to operate the at least one valve (20) into the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Sensorjet Holdings Limited
    Inventor: Benjamin Adair Munro
  • Publication number: 20120018179
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fire suppression apparatus 220 and/or cooking appliance 222 with a fires suppression apparatus adapted for installation or installed at a location on or proximate the cooking appliance, the apparatus comprising one or more nozzles for coupling to a mains water supply 188 via one or more valves operable by a controller 190, wherein the controller 190 is triggerable by a fire sensor 240 to operate the one or more valves 190 to supply water to the nozzles 26 when a fire or activity indicative of a fire is sensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventor: Benjamin Adair Munro
  • Publication number: 20110000686
    Abstract: A fire suppression apparatus adapted for connection to a water supply for a faucet has one or more spray nozzles (26), at least one valve (20) operable into an open position to fluidly couple the one or more spray nozzles (26) to a water supply for a faucet (4), a fire sensor (28), and a controller (21) connected to the fire sensor (28), and upon sensing a fire, the fire sensor (28) is adapted to trigger the controller (21) to operate the at least one valve (20) into the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventor: Benjamin Adair Munro