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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2012
Applicant:
Dwight P. Williams, Vidor, TX (US);
Inventor:
Dwight P. Williams, Vidor, TX (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Fire & Security GmbH, , CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62C 2/00 (2006.01); A62C 3/00 (2006.01); A62C 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A62C 3/065 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for extinguishing a full surface liquid tank fire including addressing plunge zone issues, the attack including throwing at least one primary stream over a tank wall, the stream landing with a force of impact in, and defining, a plunge zone; the method including extinguishing a full surface heavy liquid tank fire by teasing the fire prior to employing a non-feathered stream to create a foam blanket.