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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
May. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc., Mebane, NC (US);
Inventors:
Larry R. Ratzlaff, Elgin, IL (US);
Stan Burnette, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
John Andres, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Bill Chandler, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc., Mebane, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); G08B 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/182 (2013.01); G08B 17/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for utilizing a timing component to optimize low battery indication in alarm devices. The method and apparatus may set a timing component based on a condition detected by a alarm device. Upon detection of a low battery condition within the alarm device, the alarm device can delay low battery indication, using the timing component, until a time of day with a higher probably of user suitability.