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Device with silencing circuitry

US6762688B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4Claims
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Filing dateFeb 8, 2002
Grant dateJul 13, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B29/181
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A smoke detector monitors one or more internal conditions, such as battery output voltage in detectors that include batteries. Both audible and visible indicators are energized to indicate the presence of the monitored condition or conditions. A switch or a wireless sensor on the detector can be actuated to temporarily suppress the audible indicator provided the battery exhibits an output voltage in a predetermined range, less than that of normal operation.

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