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Method for the suppression of fire

US6346203B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 15, 2000
Grant dateFeb 12, 2002
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Expiry dateFeb 15, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA62D1/0057
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for suppressing a fire at a burning material comprising delivering to said burning material (a) an inert gas and (b) a gaseous compound selected from the group consisting of a hydrofluorocarbon, an iodofluorocarbon, and a mixture thereof, gases (a) and (b) being delivered in a combined concentration sufficient to extinguish the fire.

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