Patents by Inventor Lawrence Orloff

Lawrence Orloff 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).

  • Heat flux measurement pipe and method for determining sprinkler water delivery requirement
    Patent number: 6862941
    Abstract: A device is provided for measuring heat flux from a test material exposed to a flame. The device includes of an elongate element defining a passageway for a fluid, a fluid flowing through the passageway, a mechanism for measuring the rate of water flow through the passageway, and a plurality of temperature-sensing elements positioned along the passageway and within the elongate element. The temperature-sensing elements are spaced from one another longitudinally with respect to the passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: FM Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald L. Alpert, John L. de Ris, Lawrence Orloff
  • Heat flux measurement pipe and method for determining sprinkler water delivery requirement
    Publication number: 20030070493
    Abstract: A device is provided for measuring heat flux from a test material exposed to a flame. The device includes of an elongate element defining a passageway for a fluid, a fluid flowing through the passageway, a mechanism for measuring the rate of water flow through the passageway, and a plurality of temperature-sensing elements positioned along the passageway and within the elongate element. The temperature-sensing elements are spaced from one another longitudinally with respect to the passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Ronald L. Alpert, John L. de Ris, Lawrence Orloff
  • Heat flux measurement pipe and method for determining sprinkler water delivery requirement
    Patent number: 6499357
    Abstract: A method of evaluating fire hazards of materials in standard tests is provided which comprises measuring heat flux distribution in test fires at the moment when sprinklers would have sensed the fire and be activated, and determining the rate of sprinkler water delivery rate that will absorb the heat flux, thus controlling spread of the fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Factory Mutual Research Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald L. Alpert, John L. de Ris, Lawrence Orloff
  • Heat flux measurement pipe and method for determining sprinkler water delivery requirement
    Publication number: 20020152818
    Abstract: A device is provided for measuring heat flux from a test material exposed to a flame. The device is comprised of an elongate element defining a passageway for a fluid, a fluid flowing through the passageway, means for measuring the rate of water flow through the passageway, and a plurality of temperature-sensing elements positioned along the passageway and within the elongate element. The temperature-sensing elements are spaced from one another longitudinally with respect to the passageway. A method of evaluating fire hazards of materials in standard tests is provided which comprises measuring heat flux distribution in test fires at the moment when sprinklers would have sensed the fire and be activated, and determining the rate of sprinkler water delivery rate that will absorb the heat flux, thus controlling spread of the fire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Ronald L. Alpert, John L. de Ris, Lawrence Orloff