Patents by Inventor Daniel G. Farley

Daniel G. Farley 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).

  • Emergency warning system integrated with building hazard alarm notification system
    Patent number: 7714733
    Abstract: A hazard alarm system includes a hazard alarm notification appliance, and a warning detector which detects a warning alert message from an external source (such as a governmental organization). The hazard alarm system processes the warning alert message and issues an alarm system alert via the notification appliance. In issuing the alarm system alert, the hazard alarm system determines whether, how, what, where, and/or when to issue the alarm system alert using the notification appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: SimplexGrinnell LP
    Inventors: Daniel G. Farley, John R. Haynes
  • Method and apparatus for providing occupancy information in a fire alarm system
    Patent number: 7688212
    Abstract: A method is provided for presenting occupancy information in a fire alarm system. The method includes obtaining event data indicative of an emergency event within a zone of a premises, obtaining count information indicative of a number of individuals within the zone of the premises, and displaying the event data and the count information for the zone simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: SimplexGrinnell LP
    Inventor: Daniel G. Farley
  • Method and apparatus for providing occupancy information in a fire alarm system
    Publication number: 20090027225
    Abstract: A method is provided for presenting occupancy information in a fire alarm system. The method includes obtaining event data indicative of an emergency event within a zone of a premises, obtaining count information indicative of a number of individuals within the zone of the premises, and displaying the event data and the count information for the zone simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventor: Daniel G. Farley
  • Wireless walk through test system
    Patent number: 7167088
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system of walk through testing a fire alarm system without disrupting the building occupants. A communications channel is setup between a control panel and a communicator carried by a human tester. The tester triggers an alarm or trouble condition in a device. The control panel detects the address of the device and automatically returns to the communicator, over the communications channel, the location of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: SimplexGrinnell LP
    Inventor: Daniel G. Farley
  • Walk through test system
    Patent number: 6950016
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system of walk through testing a fire alarm system without disrupting the building occupants. A communications channel is setup between a control panel and a single human tester. The tester then triggers an alarm or trouble condition in a device. The control panel detects the address of the device and automatically returns to the tester, over the communications channel, a label indicating the location of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: SimplexGrinnell LP
    Inventor: Daniel G. Farley
  • Walk through test system
    Publication number: 20040119585
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system of walk through testing a fire alarm system without disrupting the building occupants. A communications channel is setup between a control panel and a single human tester. The tester then triggers an alarm or trouble condition in a device. The control panel detects the address of the device and automatically returns to the tester, over the communications channel, a label indicating the location of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: SimplexGrinnell, LP
    Inventor: Daniel G. Farley
  • Wireless walk through test system
    Patent number: 6737967
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system of walk through testing a fire alarm system without disrupting the building occupants. A communications channel is setup between a control panel and a single human tester. The tester then triggers an alarm or trouble condition in a device. The control panel detects the address of the device and automatically returns to the tester, over the communications channel, a label indicating the location of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: SimplexGrinnell, LP
    Inventor: Daniel G. Farley
  • Wireless walk through test system
    Publication number: 20030210138
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system of walk through testing a fire alarm system without disrupting the building occupants. A communications channel is setup between a control panel and a single human tester. The tester then triggers an alarm or trouble condition in a device. The control panel detects the address of the device and automatically returns to the tester, over the communications channel, a label indicating the location of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventor: Daniel G. Farley