Patents by Inventor Franklin D. Schmidt

Franklin D. Schmidt 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).

  • Outdoor fire prevention system
    Patent number: 6079501
    Abstract: A fire prevention device that allows a fire prevention fluid obtained from a fluid source to flow therethrough when subject to a melting temperature includes a housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A conduit is disposed between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, and a meltable material is disposed within the conduit. The meltable material sufficiently melts when subject to a temperature of at least the melting point of the meltable materials so that the fluid can exit via the conduit through the fluid outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Inventor: Franklin D. Schmidt