Patent · US Active

Smart smoke alarm

US9019109B2 · kind B2 · utility

15Cited by

3References

23Claims

0Family size

Assignee

UT-BATTELLE, LLC · US

Inventors

Robert J. Warmack · Knoxville, US
Dennis Wolf · Westlake, US
Steven Shane Frank · Knoxville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 23, 2014
Grant date	Apr 28, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 23, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG08B29/22
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for smoke detection are disclosed. In one embodiment, a smoke detector uses linear discriminant analysis (LDA) to determine whether observed conditions indicate that an alarm is warranted.

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