Patents Assigned to UNICA FIRE SAFETY B.V.
  • Patent number: 11752381
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fire extinguishing system comprising an extinguishing agent supply, a distribution system at least one spray head and at least one valve mounted between the distribution system and the at least one spray head, characterized in that the at least one valve comprises an automated actuator. The invention further relates to a method of fighting a fire using this system, comprising the following steps: a) Detecting a temperature image or a smoke image by means of the sensor or a set of sensors, b) deciding if a fire is present or a normal situation occurs, c) if in the decision in b) a fire is registered, that the extinguishing agent supply is turned on, and d) on the basis of the location and the severity of that fire, one or more spray heads are actuated by means of the automated actuators connected to the valves of the spray heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: UNICA FIRE SAFETY B.V.
    Inventors: Tom Verschoor, Henk Jan Kooijmans
  • Publication number: 20220032099
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sprinkler test device comprising: a chamber configured to fit around a sprinkler head mounted in a sprinkler system; a drain conduit for guiding extinguishing agent to a disposal or collection container; a temperature regulator for regulating the temperature in the chamber. The invention further relates to a method for testing a sprinkler system, comprising the following steps, to be executed in any suitable order; providing a sprinkler test device as described herein above; positioning the chamber of the sprinkler test device around a first sprinkler head of a sprinkler system to be tested; and regulating the temperature around the sprinkler head for testing purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: UNICA FIRE SAFETY B.V.
    Inventor: Henk Jan KOOIJMANS
  • Publication number: 20200179736
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fire extinguishing system comprising an extinguishing agent supply, a distribution system at least one spray head and at least one valve mounted between the distribution system and the at least one spray head, characterized in that the at least one valve comprises an automated actuator. The invention further relates to a method of fighting a fire using this system, comprising the following steps: a) Detecting a temperature image or a smoke image by means of the sensor or a set of sensors, b) deciding if a fire is present or a normal situation occurs, c) if in the decision in b) a fire is registered, that the extinguishing agent supply is turned on, and d) on the basis of the location and the severity of that fire, one or more spray heads are actuated by means of the automated actuators connected to the valves of the spray heads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: UNICA FIRE SAFETY B.V.
    Inventors: Tom VERSCHOOR, Henk Jan KOOIJMANS