Patents by Inventor John Wayne STEPHENS

John Wayne STEPHENS 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).

  • TESTING OF DETECTION AND WARNING FUNCTIONS OF INTERCONNECTED SMOKE, HEAT AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS BY SINGLE PERSON
    Publication number: 20260179477
    Abstract: A method for a single person to fully test the smoke, heat, or carbon monoxide detection and warning functions of each alarm device of an interconnected fire alarm system comprising of two or more compatible interconnected alarm devices such as smoke alarms, heat alarms, or carbon monoxide alarms in any combination and with interconnections and power supplies of any type, the system including interconnected alarm devices with ON and OFF test switches instead of momentary action test switches, and the smoke, heat, or carbon monoxide detection and warning functions of each of the system's interconnected alarm devices are tested by a number of actions and verifications by a single person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2026
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Inventors: Gilbert Alain Lindsay GARRICK, John Wayne STEPHENS, David Warwick SLOAN
  • Testing of detection and warning functions of interconnected smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms by single person
    Patent number: 12602988
    Abstract: A method for a single person to fully test the smoke, heat, or carbon monoxide detection and warning functions of each alarm device of an interconnected fire alarm system comprising of two or more compatible interconnected alarm devices such as smoke alarms, heat alarms, or carbon monoxide alarms in any combination and with interconnections and power supplies of any type, the system including interconnected alarm devices with ON and OFF test switches instead of momentary action test switches, and the smoke, heat, or carbon monoxide detection and warning functions of each of the system's interconnected alarm devices are tested by a number of actions and verifications by a single person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Inventors: Gilbert Alain Lindsay Garrick, John Wayne Stephens, David Warwick Sloan
  • TESTING OF DETECTION AND WARNING FUNCTIONS OF INTERCONNECTED SMOKE, HEAT AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS BY SINGLE PERSON
    Publication number: 20240386790
    Abstract: A method for a single person to fully test the smoke, heat, or carbon monoxide detection and warning functions of each alarm device of an interconnected fire alarm system comprising of two or more compatible interconnected alarm devices such as smoke alarms, heat alarms, or carbon monoxide alarms in any combination and with interconnections and power supplies of any type, the system including interconnected alarm devices with ON and OFF test switches instead of momentary action test switches, and the smoke, heat, or carbon monoxide detection and warning functions of each of the system's interconnected alarm devices are tested by a number of actions and verifications by a single person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Gilbert Alain Lindsay GARRICK, John Wayne STEPHENS, David Warwick SLOAN