Patents Represented by Law Firm Bell Seltzer Intelluctual Property Law Group of Alston & Bird LLP
  • Enhanced capabilities of smoke detectors
    Patent number: 5764149
    Abstract: A smoke detector which includes a cover that is attached to a housing base by a mechanical latch. The housing contains a fan that induces an airflow through the housing, a smoke detector that can detect smoke in the airstream, and a flow sensor that can measure the flowrate created by the fan. The flow sensor and fan can be captured by plates that slide into inner walls of the housing and are secured by the cover. The cover also has a latch for securing a grill to the smoke detector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corporation
    Inventors: Jayant D. Patel, Brian Matthews
  • Automobile body
    Patent number: D394420
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: 600 Racing, Inc.
    Inventor: Elliott Forbes-Robinson