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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:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2011
Applicants:
John E. A. Shaw, West Drayton, GB;
Timothy Andrew James, Harrow, GB;
Inventors:
John E. A. Shaw, West Drayton, GB;
Timothy Andrew James, Harrow, GB;
Assignee:
TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH, Neuhausen Am Rheinfall, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 7/00 (2006.01); G08B 17/00 (2006.01); G08B 29/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 17/00 (2013.01); G08B 29/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A detector includes a component having a surface. The surface includes, or is at least partially coated with, a contaminant-resistant or self-cleaning material. This allows the detector to remain clean without manual cleaning.