Patents by Inventor James N. Seip

James N. Seip 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: 11331524
    Abstract: A sensor assembly for monitoring any fluid accumulation, temperature, and other properties, characteristics and conditions of the fluid in the dry portion of a life safety fire sprinkler system. The sensor assembly includes a sensor receptacle, an initial fluid level accumulation sensor, a fluid temperature sensor, and at least one upper fluid level accumulation sensor. The sensor assembly can transmit data in real time through a transmitter assembly to a controller and based upon programmed criteria and interact in real time, with other devices. For example, if the sensor assembly detects an amount of condensed fluid in the system and a temperature of the condensed fluid is below a programmed value (e.g., ?38.0° F.), the system can send an alarm in real time that the system could be experiencing a potential fluid freezing event which could be detrimental to the sprinkler system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: JTJ Tech LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Epstein, James N. Seip
  • Patent number: 10166420
    Abstract: A sensor assembly having a sensor reservoir with probe for fire sprinkler and other systems to monitor and measure the internal characteristics of a pipe system wherein the sensor reservoir is directly connected to the pipe system, allowing the sensor reservoir to fill with the fluid contents of that system and to have a probe be in direct contact with the fluid contents of that system without altering the fluid flow dynamic within the piped system. The probe can transmit data to a controller and, based upon programmed criteria, interact with other devices, e.g., if the temperature probe reports a low temperature of the internal fluid characteristics, the controller can activate a heater linked to the controller so that pipes or sprinkler heads will be further resistant to freezing or other compromising conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: JTJ Tech, LLC
    Inventors: James N. Seip, Tyler Seip, Jonathan Epstein