Method for the suppression of fire
US6346203B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 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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