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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2017
Kidde Technologies, Inc., Wilson, NC (US);
Michael J. Birnkrant, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Stefan Coreth, Roanoke Rapids, NC (US);
Kenneth Bell, Epsom, GB;
Jennifer M. Alexander, Roseville, MN (US);
Peter R. Harris, West Hartford, CT (US);
Antonio M. Vincitore, South Windsor, CT (US);
KIDDE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Wilson, NC (US);
Abstract
A method of monitoring smoke, fire, and temperature conditions includes transmitting light through a first fiber optic cable, the fiber optic cable terminating at a node disposed to monitor a smoke or fire condition at one or more predetermined areas, transmitting light along a second fiber optic cable, the second fiber optic cable arranged to monitor a temperature condition at one or more predetermined areas, receiving scattered light from the first fiber optic cable and/or the second fiber optic cable at a control system, and analyzing the scattered light to determine at least one of the presence and magnitude of smoke, fire and/or a temperature condition along the fiber harness or at the node.