Patents by Inventor Ian Frederick Moore

Ian Frederick Moore 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).

  • Smoke and flame detection
    Patent number: 7002478
    Abstract: A method of operating a computer for smoke and flame detection comprising the steps of: receiving digitised images of the region to be monitored; comparing pixels of one of said images with pixels of another said image according to two predetermined procedures to produce a flame present decision and a smoke present decision; and providing a fire detected signal according to said smoke present and flame present decisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: VSD Limited
    Inventors: Ian Frederick Moore, Edward Grellier Colby, Michael John Black
  • Smoke and flame detection
    Publication number: 20030141980
    Abstract: A method of operating a computer for smoke and flame detection comprising the steps of: receiving digitised images of the region to be monitored; comparing pixels of one of said images with pixels of another said image according to two predetermined procedures to produce a flame present decision and a smoke present decision; and providing a fire detected signal according to said smoke present and flame present decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Ian Frederick Moore, Edward Grellier Colby, Michael John Black