Patents by Inventor Jerry T. Rohrbach

Jerry T. Rohrbach 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: 4729434
    Abstract: A portable fire fighting apparatus has a plurality of tanks containing a variety of fire fighting agents, a piping arrangement for selectively connecting the tanks to respective discharge nozzles, and a central control panel which is provided with a plurality of control valves and elements for selectively controlling the discharge of the fire extinguishing agents through the nozzles. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus has three tanks containing water, a chemical fire extinguishing agent, and a foam concentrate, respectively. Water only or a water/foam concentrate mixture is controllably discharged through a first nozzle, while the chemical fire extinguishing agent may be separately or simultaneously discharged through a second nozzle. A piping arrangement for purging the nozzles following discharge is provided and is controllable from the central control panel. The apparatus may be adapted for mounting on a truck, a forklift, or other vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1988
    Inventor: Jerry T. Rohrbach