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=LE OF INVENTION: CARBON MONOXIDE AND SMOKE ALARM DEvICE
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of Provisional Patent
Application No. 61/409,995, filed on 11704-2010, In the United
States Patent & Trademark Office, the disclosure of. whih.is
incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention:
The present invention relates to a home safety system, and
more particularly, a carbon monoxide and smoke alarm device.
Conventional smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors
are only useful if an individual is home to hear the alarm sound.
If the occupants of a building are not present at the time of
afire, the property may be engulfed by the time neighbors notice
the smoke. If a structure is not in close proximity to other
properties, there may be no notification of the emergeney.
Individuals may lose all of their belongings in a fire or worse,
they may not hear the alarm and may lose their lives. A safer
alternative is needed.
The carbon monoxide and smoke alarm device is designed to
detect carbon monoxide and smoke and _then alert the occupants
and emergency services if necessary. The device will not only
sound an audible alarm, but will also alert contacts by text =
message, voice message or other forms of notification. If the
situation escalates or the alarm is not acknowledge, emergency
services will automatically be notified and provided with the
property's address and other vital information. The pree.ent
invention provides safety by effectively alerting occupants of
an emergency. If the owner is not home, the device can remotely
notify them and the proper authorities. Consumers will
appreciate the safety and efficiency that the device provides.
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Description of the Prior Art:
Numerous innovations for alarm systems have been provided
in the prior art that will be described. Even though these
innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes
to which they address, however, they differ from the present
invention.
A FIRST EXAMPLE, J.S. Patent Office Publication No.
2005/0151642, Published on 07-14-2005, to Tupler et al. te ,ches
methods, systems and apparatuses for use in providing
notification of emergency services as well as notifying
additional individuals and/or groups of an emergency. Some
embodiments provide methods for use in dispatching emergency
services and notifying one or more additional contacts. These
methods wirelessly receive a request for emergency services from
a remote wireless device, retrieve an emergency contact list.
according to the type of emergency and determine at least one
emergency contact other than emergency services according to the
contact list. Once identified, the contact is notified of the
request for emergency services. Some embodiments further
determine a mode of communicating with the emergency contact and
notify the contact according to the mode of communication. Some
methods additionally determine one or more types of emergency
services to be dispatched and notify types of emergency
services.
A SECOND EXAMPLE, U.S. Patent Office Publication No.
2010/0079278, Published on 04-01-2010, to Suzuki et al. teaches
a power saving wireless fire alarm system that has a master
station and a plurality of battery-powered fire detecting cc
terminals linked for wireless communication with each other.
Upon detection of a fire occurrence at one of the fire detecting
terthinais, the fire detecting terminal transmit a fire detection
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message to a master station which in turn transmit a wake-up
message to the other fire detecting terminals and thereafter a
fire information message which starts a multiple synchr nous
communication between the master station and the fire detecting
terminals. Each fire detecting terminal has a power controller
which selects an intermittent reception mode of activating its
own receiver only intermittently until receiving the wake-up
message or information indicative of the fire occurrence, and
select a constant operation mode thereafter to make the fire
detecting terminals be ready for the multiple synchronous
communication commenced by the fire information message from the
master station.
A THIRD EXAMPLE, D.S. Patent Office Publication No.
2010/0140478, Published on 06-10-2010, to Wilson et al. te7ches
a gas detector that is arranged to sense the concentration
levels of target gases oxygen, methane, carbon monoxide, and
hydrogen sulphide, within a gas sample from an environment
surrounding the detector. The gas detector comprises laser
sources that are arranged to transmit radiation through the gas
sample at four target wavelengths that correspond approximately
to the optimum absorption wavelengths of each of the target gases
and an optical detector that is arranged to sense the intensity
of the radiation transmitted through the gas sample at each of
the target wavelengths. A control system generates
representative concentration level information for the t,rget
gases based on the level of absorption of the radiation
transmitted.
A FOURTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Patent Office Publication No.
2011/0121968, Published on 05-26-2011, to Hart et al. teaches
an alarm system comprising an alarm handset having a housing,
a detector circuit having means for receiving a preselected
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signal from a remote transmitter and generating a first
detection signal in response thereto, first sensing means for
sensing change in a preselected parameter of the handset,
warning means for generating a warning signal, alarm means for
generating an alarm signal and control means responsive to
receipt of the detection signal to activate the alarm means. The
control means is operable to activate the warning means in
response to at least one of receipt of the control signal and
sensing of the change in the preselected parameter of the
handset.
A FIFTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Patent Office Publication No.
2011/0187543, Published on 08-04-2011, to Russo et ai. teaches
a home safety 911 system which comprises a battery disposed in
an enclosure that supplies power to a smoke sensor, a carbon
monoxide sensor and a gas leak sensor. An audible alarm module,
a visual alarm module and an escape route module are all disposed
in the enclosure and can be activated by any one of the sensors.
A "FIRE 911" visual alarm display is mounted on at least one
window in a house and is remotely activated by the visual .larm
module.
It is apparent now that numerous innovations for alarm
systems have been provided in the prior art that are adequate
for various purposes. Furthermore, even though these
innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes
to which they address, accordingly, they would not be suitable
for the purposes of the present invention as heretofore
described.
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
AN OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a c-nrbon
monoxide and smoke alarm device that avoids the disadvantages
of the prior art.
ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a
carbon monoxide and smoke alarm device that is simple and.
inexpensive to manufacture.
STILL ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide
a carbon monoxide and smoke alarm device that is simple to use.
BRIEFLY STATED, STILL YET ANOTHER OBJECT of the present
invention is to provide a carbon monoxide and smoke alarm device
which comprises a housing mountable to a ceiling in a building.
A carbon monoxide sensor is disposed in the housing to detect
an airborne carbon monoxide substance within the building. A
smoke sensor is disposed in the housing to detect an airborne
smoke substance within the building. An audible alarm module is
disposed in the housing to be activated by any one of the sensors.
A processor/memory unit is disposed in the housing to be
activated by any one of the sensors. A transducer is disposed
in the housing to be activated by the processor/memory unit to
send a signal to a person at a remote computer and to a person
at a cell. phone.
The novel features which are considered characteristic of
the present invention are set forth in the appended claims. The
invention itself, however, both as to its construction and its
method of operation, together with additional objects and
advantages thereof, will be best understood from the following
description of the specific embodiments when read and understood
in connection with the accompanying drawing.
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TKE DRAWING
The figures of the drawings are briefly described as follows:
Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the various components of
the present invention;
Figure 2 i..s a perspective view of the present invention per se;
Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a person entering
information from a personal computer into the present invention;
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the present invention
sounding an alarm to a person within a home;
Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a person at work receiving
information on a cell phone from the present invention when the
alarm is activated; and
Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a person at an emergency
services location being notified by the present invention when
the alarm is activated.
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REFERENCE NUMERALS UTILIZED IN THE DRAWING
110 carbon monoxide and smoke alarm device
112 housing of device 110
114 carbon monoxide sensor in housing 112
116 smoke sensor in housing 112
118 audible alarm module in housing 112
120 processor/memory unit in housing 112
122 transducer in housing 112
124 remote computer
126 cell phone
128 USB port on housing 112
130 USB cable
132 personal computer
134 visual alarm module in housing 112
136 test button on housing 112
138 battery in housing 112
140 switch in housing 112
142 socket on housing 112
144 plug on power cord 146
146 power cord
147 person at personal computer 132
148 circular shaped casino, for housing 112
150 ceiling in building 152
152 building
154 person in building 152
156 person at work place 158
158 work place
160 person at emergency services location 162
162 emergency services location
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
As shown in Figure 1, the present invention is a carbon
monoxide and smoke alarm device 110 which comprises a housing
112. A carbon monoxide sensor 114 is disposed in the housing 112
to detect an airborne carbon monoxide substance. A smoke sensor
116 is disposed in the housing 112 to detect an airborne 11aoke
substance. An audible alarm module 118 is disposed in the housing
112 to be activated by any one of the sensors 114,116. A
processor/memory unit 120 is disposed in the housing 112 to be
activated by any one of the sensors 114,116. The housing 112 has
a round shape with a diameter of 4-5 inches and 1.0-1.5 inches
in thickness. A transducer 122 is disposed in the housing 112
to be activated by the processor/memory unit 120 to send a signal
to a remote computer 124 and a cell phone 126.
The device 110 further comprises a USE port 128 disposed
on the housing 112 to be coupled to the processor/memory unit
120. A USE cable 130 can extend between the USE port 128 and a
personal computer 132, so that vital information can be
programmed to the processor/memory circuit 120 by using the
personal computer 128. A visual alarm module 134 is disposed in
the housing 112 to be activated by any one of the sensors 114,116.
A test button 136 is disposed on the housing 112 to check the
operation of the carbon monoxide sensor 114 and the smoke sensor
116.
A battery 138 is disposed in the housing 112 to supply power
to the carbon monoxide sensor 114, the smoke sensor 116, the
processor/memory unit 120, the transducer 122 and the test
button 136. A switch 140 disposed in the housing 112 is
electrically connected to the battery 138. A socket 142 disposed
on the housing 112 is electrically connected to the switch 140.
A plug 144 on a power cord 146 can engage with the socket 142.
When the switch 140 is placed in a first position the battery
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138 will supply power. When the switch 140 is placed in a second
position the power cord 146 will supply power. The transducer
122 can wirelessly receive the vital information directly from
the personal computer 132 and then send the vital information
wirelesslv to the processor/memory circuit 120.
As shown in Figure 2, the housing 112 is comprised of a
circular shaped casing 148 fabricated from a material selected
from the group consisting of plastic and metal.
As shown in Figure 3, a person 147 is entering the vital
information into the personal computer 132, so that the vital
information can be programmed into the processor/memory circuit
120 within the housing 112 of the device 110.
As shown in Figure 4, the housing 112 can be mountable to
a ceiling 150 in a building 152, such as in a basement of a house.
The device 110 is sounding an alarm to a person 154 in the
building 152.
As shown in Figure 5, the vital information from the device
110 is also being sent to the cell phone 126, so that a person
156 at a work place 158 can be alerted to an emergency.
As shown in Figure 6, the vital information from the device
110 is being sent to the remote computer 124, so that a person
160 at an emergency services location 162 can be alerted to the
situation to promptly react and send emergency units to the
building 152.
The device 110 may have more than one different alarm
tones, one for the smoke sensor 116 and one for the carbon
monoxide sensor 114. The visual alarm module 134 may also
include LED lights of different colors for the hearing impaired.
The device 110 can be wired to send text message, voice messages,
or emails to different phone numbers and addresses or other
forms of notification. A list of contacts may be uploaded onto
the device 110 via the USB cable 130. Multiple devices 110 may
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be connected to one another so that when one sounds, the others
are also activated. Some devices 110 may just be designed to
detect smoke or just carbon monoxide. The device 110 may utilize
a Wi-Fi network, cellular phone towers, or other methods of
communication. Some commercial models may contain a speak(.: and
the ability for someone to announce instructions if there is a
fire, Another models may be able to detect cause of fire for
example electrical, combustible (gasoline], explosive,
temperature and relay that information to emergency services.
Another model of CMS Alarm & Transmitter may be designed to
detect other types of gases or vapors for example [natural gas,
methane gas] and function in a similar way.
Some models may be designed for specific industries like hotels,
motels cruise ships and etc. alarm may be set for loud or silent
where the proper authority within the building (fire command]
will be notified first. The exact specifications may vary.
It will be understood that each of the elements described
above, or two or more together, may also find a useful
application in other types of constructions differing from the
types described above.
While the invention has been illustrated and described as
embodiments of carbon monoxide and smoke alarm device,
accordingly it is not limited to the details shown, since it will
be understood that various omissions, modifications,
substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device
illustrated and its operation can be made by those skilled in
the art without departing in any way from the spirit. of the
present invention. Features, shape, size, color, sound and etc.
may vary with each model, as technology advances features may
be added or removed to improve CMS Alarm & Transmitter.
Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully
reveal the gist of the present invention that Others can, by
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applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for various
applications without omitting features that, from the
standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute characteristics of
the generic or specific aspects of this invention.
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