Patents by Inventor Bernard Sokol

Bernard Sokol 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELAYING OR ACTIVATING A BLOWOUT DEVICE OR A PURGE DEVICE IN A SAMPLING PIPE NETWORK OF AN ASPIRATED SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190005805
    Abstract: Systems and methods for delaying or activating a blowout device in a sampling pipe network of an aspirated smoke detection system are provided. Some systems can include an aspirated smoke detector, a sampling pipe coupled to the aspirated smoke detector, a blowout device coupled to the sampling pipe, and a delay device coupled to the blowout device. Responsive to the aspirated smoke detector detecting a triggering event, the delay device can delay the blowout device from performing a blowout action in the sampling pipe or can instruct the blowout device to perform the blowout action in the sampling pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Bruce Robert Griffith, Edward J. Kurtz, Bernard Sokol
  • Systems and methods for delaying or activating a blowout device or a purge device in a sampling pipe network of an aspirated smoke detection system
    Patent number: 10169982
    Abstract: Systems and methods for delaying or activating a blowout device in a sampling pipe network of an aspirated smoke detection system are provided. Some systems can include an aspirated smoke detector, a sampling pipe coupled to the aspirated smoke detector, a blowout device coupled to the sampling pipe, and a delay device coupled to the blowout device. Responsive to the aspirated smoke detector detecting a triggering event, the delay device can delay the blowout device from performing a blowout action in the sampling pipe or can instruct the blowout device to perform the blowout action in the sampling pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Robert Griffith, Edward J. Kurtz, Bernard Sokol