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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:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas J. Bachinski, Lakeville, MN (US);
David J. Oja, Burnsville, MN (US);
Assignee:
HON Technology Inc., Muscatine, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23D 5/12 ; F23D 1/136 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23D 5/12 ; F23D 1/136 ;
Abstract
A proximity warning system for a fireplace including a monitor module and an alarm module. The monitor module is configured to sense when an object, such as a person, enters a defined zone proximate to the fireplace. The monitor module may use a variety of techniques to sense when an object enters the defined zone. For example, the monitor module may use capacitance or pulse infrared light to detect when an object enters the defined zone. The alarm module is coupled to the monitor module to generate an alarm when the monitor module senses that the object has entered the defined zone. The alarm may be audible or visual.