Patents by Inventor Dirk Laibach

Dirk Laibach 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).

  • Patent number: 7100701
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for fire-fighting comprising a fire-extinguishing nozzle (4) connected to an extinguisher fluid supply (3) via a pipe (2) and comprising an alarm device (5) which delivers a warning signal at the beginning of a fire-extinguishing process. In such an apparatus the risk of leaks occurring is reduced and effective alarming of the surroundings at the beginning of the fire-extinguishing process is ensured according to the invention by the fact that the alarm device (5) comprises a pressure-actuatable switching device connected to the pipe (2) which triggers the warning signal in the event of an increase in the pressure prevailing in the pipe (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Fogtec Brandschutz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dirk Sprakel, Dirk Laibach
  • Publication number: 20040123989
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for fire-fighting comprising a fire-extinguishing nozzle (4) connected to an extinguisher fluid supply (3) via a pipe (2) and comprising an alarm device (5) which delivers a warning signal at the beginning of a fire-extinguishing process. In such an apparatus the risk of leaks occurring is reduced and effective alarming of the surroundings at the beginning of the fire-extinguishing process is ensured according to the invention by the fact that the alarm device (5) comprises a pressure-actuatable switching device connected to the pipe (2) which triggers the warning signal in the event of an increase in the pressure prevailing in the pipe (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Dirk Sprakel, Dirk Laibach