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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
May. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Tyco Fire Products Lp, Lansdale, PA (US);
Inventors:
James O. Williams, Marlborough, MA (US);
Joshua Motha, Tiverton, RI (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Fire Products LP, Cranston, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62C 35/66 (2006.01); A62C 35/62 (2006.01); A62C 35/64 (2006.01); A62C 35/68 (2006.01); A62C 37/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A62C 35/66 (2013.01); A62C 35/62 (2013.01); A62C 35/645 (2013.01); A62C 35/68 (2013.01); A62C 37/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sprinkler accelerator system includes an accelerator and at least one orifice. The accelerator is coupled with at least one pipe coupled with at least one sprinkler, and vents gas from the at least one pipe when the at least one sprinkler opens. The at least one orifice controls a rate of change of pressure in the at least one pipe to control operation of a flow control valve coupled with the accelerator.