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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2023
Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Raul Perez, Esplugues de Llobregat, ES;
Inigo Barrera, Hospitalet de Llobregat, ES;
Ricard Burriel, Barcelona, ES;
Jose Manuel Munuera, Ripollet, ES;
Joan Radua, Barcelona, ES;
KIDDE FIRE PROTECTION, LLC, Bradenton, FL (US);
Abstract
A system for smoke/fire discrimination and identification of the fire source is provided. The system comprises a control unit that is configured to receive data pertaining to gases present in the smoke generated by a burning material and receive data pertaining to temporal characteristics of fire caused by the burning material. The control unit identifies the burning material based on the data pertaining to the one or more gas and the data pertaining to temporal characteristics of fire; and trigger a fire event based on the identified burning material. The control unit identifies and classifies the burning material as one of the known burning materials based on matching of the detected gas and the captured temporal characteristics with the database.