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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2011
Applicants:
Dennis Michael Gadonniex, Bradenton, FL (US);
Donald Becker, Bradenton, FL (US);
Inventors:
Dennis Michael Gadonniex, Bradenton, FL (US);
Donald Becker, Bradenton, FL (US);
Assignee:
UTC FIRE & SECURITY CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G08B 23/00 (2006.01); G08B 5/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G08B 5/38 (2006.01); G08B 29/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 5/38 (2013.01); G08B 29/181 (2013.01);
Abstract
A notification appliance circuit (NAC) includes notification devices having a high capacity rechargeable energy storage device such as a supercapacitor and a strobe circuit. The supercapacitor can provide energy to produce flashes over an extended time period without fully discharging. The notification devices can also make use of the fallback power strategy in which the strobe circuit operates with reduced intensity while the supercapacitor is being recharged.