Patents by Inventor Paraskevas Stavrianidis

Paraskevas Stavrianidis 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).

  • Sprinkler performance evaluation system
    Patent number: 6085585
    Abstract: In a sprinkler effectiveness testing system, a fire plume to simulate a burning warehouse commodity storage array is generated. The sprinkler system to be tested is suspended from an adjustable ceiling. Thermocouples measure the temperature of the fire gases under and adjacent to the ceiling. Collection pans are positioned to collect sprinkler water passing through the plume and to separately collect the sprinkler water passing around the plume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Factory Mutual Research Corporation
    Inventors: Hong-Zeng Yu, Tak-Sang Chan, Hsiang-Cheng Kung, William R. Brown, Paraskevas Stavrianidis