Patents by Inventor Srirangapatnam A. Char

Srirangapatnam A. Char 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).

  • System and method for preventing the incidence of forest fires over large areas
    Patent number: 8776906
    Abstract: A wildfire prevention system is described. The system includes a data measurement station for measuring environmental factors relevant for determining the likelihood of a wildfire in a prescribed area, a control station configured to receive data measured by the data measurement station and to determine the likelihood of a wildfire by comparison of the data received with predetermined data values representing likelihood of a wildfire, the predetermined data values including data values for each of the environmental factors individually and in combination with other environmental factors, and a moisture induction system including a water reservoir, configured for induction of moisture in the prescribed area on activation by the control station on the determination of the likelihood of a wildfire in the prescribed area. A method of preventing a wildfire is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Inventor: Srirangapatnam A. Char
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING THE INCIDENCE OF FOREST FIRES OVER LARGE AREAS
    Publication number: 20090266565
    Abstract: A wildfire prevention system is described. The system includes a data measurement station for measuring environmental factors relevant for determining the likelihood of a wildfire in a prescribed area, a control station configured to receive data measured by the data measurement station and to determine the likelihood of a wildfire by comparison of the data received with predetermined data values representing likelihood of a wildfire, the predetermined data values including data values for each of the environmental factors individually and in combination with other environmental factors, and a moisture induction system including a water reservoir, configured for induction of moisture in the prescribed area on activation by the control station on the determination of the likelihood of a wildfire in the prescribed area. A method of preventing a wildfire is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventor: Srirangapatnam A. Char