Patents by Inventor Christoffel Andries ERNST

Christoffel Andries ERNST 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).

  • Mobile fire protection system and method
    Patent number: 11511143
    Abstract: A mobile fire protection system comprises a first radiation detector for detecting radiation emitted by a flame in a monitoring region. A container holds fire suppression agent, the container being in selective fluid flow communication via a passage with an outlet for discharging the fire suppression agent. A mobile support structure carries the container. A valve is selectively movable between a closed state, wherein the fire suppression agent remains captive within the container, and an open state, wherein flow of the fire suppression agent from the container towards the outlet is enabled. A controller is configured, responsive to the first radiation detector detecting radiation emitted by the flame in the monitoring region, to cause the valve to move to the open state to discharge the fire suppression agent via the passage and the outlet towards the flame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: DONAPHASE (PTY) LIMITED
    Inventors: Richard Douglas Wooley, Michael Grant Van Niekerk, Jan Daniël Philippus Pretorius, Christoffel Andries Ernst, William Symington Herbert Porter
  • A MOBILE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200197733
    Abstract: A mobile fire protection system comprises a first radiation detector for detecting radiation emitted by a flame in a monitoring region. A container holds fire suppression agent, the container being in selective fluid flow communication via a passage with an outlet for discharging the fire suppression agent. A mobile support structure carries the container. A valve is selectively movable between a closed state, wherein the fire suppression agent remains captive within the container, and an open state, wherein flow of the fire suppression agent from the container towards the outlet is enabled. A controller is configured, responsive to the first radiation detector detecting radiation emitted by the flame in the monitoring region, to cause the valve to move to the open state to discharge the fire suppression agent via the passage and the outlet towards the flame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Douglas WOOLEY, Michael Grant VAN NIEKERK, Jan Daniël Philippus PRETORIUS, Christoffel Andries ERNST, William Symington Herbert PORTER