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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:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Derek Scott Johnston, Aurora, IL (US);
Vincent B. Mori, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Edward C. Duran, Warrenville, IL (US);
Kenneth L. Venzant, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Assignee:
BRK Brands, Inc., Aurora, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/710 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/710 ;
Abstract
A smoke detector monitors one or more internal conditions, such as battery output voltage in detectors that include batteries. Both audible and visible indicators are energized to indicate the presence of the monitored condition or conditions. A switch or a wireless sensor on the detector can be actuated to temporarily suppress the audible indicator provided the battery exhibits an output voltage in a predetermined range, less than that of normal operation.