Fire extinguisher
US11383112B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA62C3/08
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A fire extinguisher includes a body defining a storage chamber containing an extinguishing agent, a gas generator configured to pressurize the extinguishing agent in order to dispense it outside the body through an exit opening. The exit opening is equipped with a misting nozzle, and the extinguishing agent has a solidification temperature less than −10° C., the saturating vapor concentration of the extinguishing agent taken at −10° C. and at 1 bar being less than the extinguishing concentration of the extinguishing agent determined according to the ISO 14520 standard for a heptane fire at 1 bar.
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