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Fire fighting apparatus

US6136423A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 22, 1999
Grant dateOct 24, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 22, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/249958
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A ceiling tile contains a plurality of shells made of a thin membrane and filled with fire retardant materials. When the shells are subjected to high temperatures, as when a fire is present in the room, the shells burst and release the fire retardant materials to extinguish the fire.

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