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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter J Fitzpatrick, Kearney, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4283044 ; 4283055 ; 4283084 ;
Abstract
A ceiling tile contains a plurality of shells made of a thin membrane and filled with fire retardant materials. When the shells are subjected to high temperatures, as when a fire is present in the room, the shells burst and release the fire retardant materials to extinguish the fire.