Patents by Inventor Stephen Conboy

Stephen Conboy 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).

  • Publication number: 20240252870
    Abstract: An environmentally-clean aqueous-based fire extinguishing biochemical liquid concentrate to be mixed with a proportioned quantity of water, to produce a fire extinguishing water stream that produces good immediate extinguishing effects when applied to extinguish a burning or smoldering fire, and good long-term fire inhibiting effects when being proactively applied to protect combustible surfaces against the threat of fire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Mighty Fire Breaker LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy
  • Publication number: 20240252857
    Abstract: A wildfire defense spraying system installed on property with combustible property surfaces, and adapted for spraying the combustible property surfaces with an environmentally-clean water-based liquid fire inhibitor for defending against wildfire by inhibiting fire ignition and flame spread caused by hot flying wildfire embers created during a wildfire storm. The wildfire defense spraying system includes: a storage tank containing a supply of environmentally-clean liquid fire inhibitor comprising an alkali metal salt of a nonpolymeric carboxylic acid, and triethyl citrate (TEC) dissolved in water according to a prespecified formulation, wherein the environmentally-clean water-based liquid fire inhibitor remains stable without the formation of solids at expected operating temperatures, and ready for immediate spraying on combustible surfaces. An electric-powered hydraulic pump system is connected to a remote power control switch employed to supply electrical power to the electric-powered hydraulic pump system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Mighty Fire Breaker LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy
  • Publication number: 20240252859
    Abstract: A remotely-triggered wildfire defense spraying system installed on property with a building, and adapted for spraying the building and property with an environmentally-clean water-based liquid fire inhibitor for defending against wildfire by inhibiting fire ignition and flame spread caused by hot flying wildfire embers created during a wildfire storm. The wildfire defense spraying system includes: a storage tank containing environmentally-clean liquid fire inhibitor comprising an alkali metal salt of a nonpolymeric carboxylic acid, and triethyl citrate (TEC) dissolved in water according to a prespecified formulation, wherein the environmentally-clean water-based liquid fire inhibitor remains stable without the formation of solids at expected operating temperatures, and for immediate spraying on property. A fluid pumping loop having a hydraulic pump system is connected to spray heads and the storage tank, and is operably controlled by a remote control switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Mighty Fire Breaker LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy
  • Publication number: 20240238628
    Abstract: A system for forming and maintaining GPS tracked and mapped environmentally-clean chemical-based fire protection zones formed over property and ground surfaces in and about a neighborhood of homes, that proactively inhibit fire ignition and flame spread when exposed to wild fire. The system includes a GPS-tracking anti-fire (AF) liquid spraying system wirelessly connected to a wireless communication network supporting a network database. The GPS-tracked anti-fire liquid spraying system is used to spray particular GPS-specified ground surfaces in and about the neighborhood, with an environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid so to form environmentally-clean chemical fire protection zones over the GPS-specified property surfaces, while generating GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records pertaining to the application of the environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid spray during the formation of the environmentally-clean chemical fire protection zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Mighty Fire Breaker LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy
  • Publication number: 20240238629
    Abstract: A neighborhood of buildings or homes, provided with a system for forming and maintaining GPS tracked and mapped environmentally-clean chemical-based fire protection zones formed over property and ground surfaces in and about the neighborhood of homes, that proactively inhibit fire ignition and flame spread when exposed to wild fire. The system includes a GPS-tracking anti-fire (AF) liquid spraying system wirelessly connected to a wireless communication network supporting a network database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Mighty Fire Breaker LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy
  • Publication number: 20240216725
    Abstract: A system for forming and maintaining GPS tracked and mapped environmentally-clean chemical-based fire protection zones formed over property and ground surfaces in and about a neighborhood of homes, that proactively inhibit fire ignition and flame spread when exposed to wild fire. The system includes a GPS-tracking anti-fire (AF) liquid spraying system wirelessly connected to a wireless communication network supporting a network database. The GPS-tracked anti-fire liquid spraying system is used to spray particular GPS-specified ground surfaces in and about the neighborhood, with an environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid so to form environmentally-clean chemical fire protection zones over the GPS-specified property surfaces, while generating GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records pertaining to the application of the environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid spray during the formation of the environmentally-clean chemical fire protection zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: Mighty Fire Breaker LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy
  • Publication number: 20240216728
    Abstract: A ground-based vehicle for making and applying a fire and smoke inhibiting slurry composition on ground surfaces before the arrival of wildfire so as to proactively form a strategic chemical-type wildfire break on the ground surfaces. The vehicle includes: a mobile spray vehicle navigable along a ground surface; a mixing tank with an integrated agitator mechanism mounted on the mobile spray vehicle, for blending mulch fibers including wood and/or cellulose fibers, with clean fire inhibiting chemicals (CFIC), using a wetting agent, and then mixing with a quantity of water to make up a fire and smoke inhibiting slurry mixture, so that the clean fire inhibiting chemicals infuse into the surface of the mulch fibers when being mixed within said mixing tank; a GPS-tracking hydraulic spraying system supported on the mobile spray vehicle to hydraulically spray the fire and smoke inhibiting slurry mixture on the ground surface so as to form a strategic chemical-type wildfire break.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy
  • Publication number: 20240157180
    Abstract: A kit for and method of affordably installing a wildfire defense spraying system is provided, which enables homeowners to automatically spray their homes and properties with environmentally-clean aqueous-based fire inhibitor from sprinkler-based sprayheads installed on their property, and either locally or remotely activatable to execute spraying operations prior to the arrival of a wildfire, so that the fire inhibiting liquid is sprayed all over combustible buildings and ground surfaces, including native ground fuel, living plants, trees and shrubs, and when dried, forms durable fire protective coatings having improved surface coverage and being an effective proactive wildfire inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Mighty Fire Breaker LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy
  • Patent number: 11911643
    Abstract: Environmentally-clean fire inhibiting and extinguishing dry powder compositions and products for sorbing flammable liquids while inhibiting ignition and extinguishing fire involving flammable hydrocarbon liquids such as, oils, fuels and non-polar solvents such as ketones and alcohols. The dry powder chemical compositions are made by mixing, blending and milling to suitable powder particle sizes, the following components: a fire extinguishing agent in the form of at least one alkali metal salt of a nonpolymeric saturated carboxylic acid; a powder fluidizing agent to help provide the dry powder composition with excellent fluid flow characteristics; and an oleophilic/hydrophobic composition for absorbing liquid hydrocarbons, while repelling water. A surfactant may be added to promote the formation of anhydrous semi-crystalline metal mineral salt film onto the surface of flammable hydrocarbon liquids involved in fire outbreaks to be extinguished and preferably absorbed by the dry powder chemical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy
  • Patent number: 11865390
    Abstract: Environmentally-clean aqueous-based fire inhibitor biochemical compositions in liquid phase that can be atomized and sprayed, over a broad ambient working temperature range, as a fine mist over ground surfaces, native ground fuel, living plants, trees and shrubs and when dried forming a durable fire protective coatings having improved surface coverage, and being an effective proactive wildfire inhibitor. These environmentally-clean aqueous-based fire inhibitor biochemical compositions can also be applied to wood products, and wood-framed and mass-timber buildings, decks and anything of a combustible nature, to provide proactive wildfire protection without compromising wood-fiber strength or producing volatile organic components (VOCs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy
  • Patent number: 11865394
    Abstract: Environmentally-clean biodegradable water-based biochemical concentrates for producing fire-inhibiting and fire-extinguishing liquids and foams for fighting Class A and/or B fires. The concentrates are formulated using generally safe food-grade chemicals, for foaming agents, surfactants and dispersants, and fire inhibiting extinguishing agents, without the use of phosphates and ammonia compounds. Automated proportioning and mixing devices and systems can be used to mix the biochemical concentrates with proportioned quantities of pressurized water so as to produce fire inhibiting and extinguishing water streams, as well as finished firefighting foam materials, to both inhibit and extinguish fire involving Class A and/or B fuels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy
  • Patent number: 11836807
    Abstract: A method, system and network for prefabricating and constructing Class-A fire-protected wood-framed and mass timber buildings, while builders and owners are provided with knowledge of the quantity of carbon mass securely stored in Class-A fire-protected wood, represented by fire-protected carbon units (FPCUs), certified by the system and network. The network includes a system and mobile devices for estimating, recording and reporting the quantities of carbon mass securely stored in Class-A fire-protected wood-framed and mass-timber buildings on construction job-sites, and Class-A fire-protected wood-framed and mass timber components in factory environments, including engineered wood products (EWPs), mass timber assemblies and buildings constructed therefrom, whose quantized fire-protected carbon units (FPCUs) are also registered on the network for use in supporting various credits of value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy
  • Patent number: 11826592
    Abstract: A process of forming strategic chemical-type wildfire breaks on ground surfaces to proactively prevent fire ignition and flame spread, and reduce the production of smoke in the presence of a wildfire. The process involves using a wireless mobile information network for managing the application of a clean fire and smoke inhibiting slurry composition containing clean fire inhibiting chemicals, and cellulose or wood fiber, mixed with water and other additives, on ground surfaces in advance of wild fire, to blanket the ground surfaces from wildfire ignition, and also application over smoldering ambers and ashes to prevent re-ignition while reducing (i) the use of significant amounts of water, (ii) the production of toxic run off water, and (iii) toxic smoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy
  • Patent number: 11794044
    Abstract: A method of forming and maintaining GPS tracked and mapped environmentally-clean chemical-based firebreaks and fire protection zones on, over and/or about property surfaces that proactively inhibit fire ignition and flame spread when exposed to wild fire. The method involves wirelessly connecting a GPS-tracking anti-fire (AF) liquid spraying system to a wireless communication network supporting a network database. The GPS-tracking anti-fire liquid spraying system is used to spray particular GPS-specified ground surfaces with an environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid so to form an environmentally-clean chemical firebreak over the GPS-specified property surfaces, while generating GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records pertaining to the application of the environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid spray during the formation of the environmentally-clean chemical firebreak or fire protection zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy
  • Patent number: 11730987
    Abstract: A GPS tracking and mapping wild fire defense system network configured for defending homes and neighborhoods against threat of wild fire by proactively spraying environmentally-safe anti-fire (AF) chemical liquid on property surfaces to inhibit fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire. The GPS tracking and mapping wild fire defense system network includes: a command center in operable communication with a wireless communication network; and one or more GPS-tracked anti-fire liquid spraying systems, each having an integrated supply tank and a spray pump deployable at properties having building structures, for spraying the properties with environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid using a spray nozzle assembly connected to said spray pump by way of a fluid connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy
  • Patent number: 11707639
    Abstract: A GPS tracking and mapping wild fire defense system network configured for defending homes and neighborhoods against threat of wild fire by proactively spraying environmentally-safe anti-fire (AF) chemical liquid on property surfaces to inhibit fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire. The GPS tracking and mapping wild fire defense system network includes: a command center in operable communication with a wireless communication network; and one or more GPS-tracked mobile anti-fire liquid spraying systems, each having an integrated supply tank and a spray pump deployable at properties having building structures, for spraying the properties with environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid using a spray nozzle assembly connected to said spray pump by way of a fluid connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy
  • Patent number: 11697041
    Abstract: A method of proactively defending combustible property against fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire. The method involves establishing wireless communication between a GPS-tracking anti-fire (AF) chemical liquid spraying system, and a wireless communication network supporting a network database. The GPS-tracking anti-fire chemical liquid spraying system is used to spray an environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid over the exterior surfaces of a GPS-specified combustible parcel of property, and generating a GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records pertaining to the application of the environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid spray over the exterior surfaces of the GPS-specified combustible parcel of property. The GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records are transmitted over the wireless communication network for storage in the network database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy
  • Patent number: 11697039
    Abstract: A wireless system network for managing a GPS-tracked backpack spraying systems commissioned to proactively spray environmentally-safe anti-fire (AF) chemical liquid on buildings, surrounding property, and ground surfaces to protect such property against risk of ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire. The wireless system network includes a command center in operable communication with a wireless communication network; and one or more GPS-tracked anti-fire liquid backpack spraying systems, each being in operable communication with the wireless communication network, and having a backpack frame carrying an integrated supply tank and a spray pump deployable on properties for spraying the properties with an environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid using a spray nozzle assembly connected to the spray pump by way of a fluid connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy
  • Patent number: 11697040
    Abstract: A wild fire defense system network for defending homes and neighborhoods against threat of wild fire by proactively spraying environmentally-safe anti-fire (AF) chemical liquid on property surfaces. The wild fire defense system network includes: a command center in operably communication with a wireless communication network; one or more GPS-tracked anti-fire liquid spraying systems, each having an integrated supply tank and a spray pump deployable at properties for spraying the properties with environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid using a spray nozzle assembly connected to the spray pump by way of a fluid connection; and a GPS system for transmitting GPS reference signals transmitted from a constellation of GPS satellites deployed in orbit around the Earth, to a GPS transceiver installed aboard each GPS-tracking anti-fire liquid spraying system, for GPS signal processing and GPS-coordinate location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy
  • Patent number: 11654314
    Abstract: A method of managing the proactive spraying of environmentally-clean anti-fire (AF) chemical liquid on GPS-specified property surfaces so as to inhibit fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire. The method includes deploying a wireless system network supporting a command center, a network database, a plurality of mobile anti-fire chemical liquid spraying systems, and a plurality of mobile computing systems, each being operably connected to a wireless communication network. The GPS address of one or more GPS-specified parcels of property in a specified region, are registered in the network database. at least one of the mobile anti-fire chemical liquid spraying systems are deployed to a GPS-specified location, for spraying the GPS-specified parcels of property with an environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Conboy