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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2012
Greg R. Pattok, Holland, MI (US);
Darin D. Tuttle, Byron Center, MI (US);
David E. Christian, West Olive, MI (US);
Scott R. Edwards, Alto, MI (US);
David L. Newhouse, Zeeland, MI (US);
Greg R. Pattok, Holland, MI (US);
Darin D. Tuttle, Byron Center, MI (US);
David E. Christian, West Olive, MI (US);
Scott R. Edwards, Alto, MI (US);
David L. Newhouse, Zeeland, MI (US);
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
A smoke alarm system for providing interconnect supervision between detectors includes smoke detectors configured so that an interconnect line extends between each of the smoke detectors. In one embodiment using a wired connection, each of the smoke detectors includes an interconnect input and an interconnect output for connecting the smoke detectors into a loop configuration. Similarly, the system may also operate to provide interconnect supervision in a wireless manner such that each of the smoke detectors is polled on a periodic basis. Thus, the smoke alarm system uses interconnect supervision for alerting other detectors of a smoke and/or carbon monoxide alarm as well as altering other detectors to a fault condition.