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US4722766A
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Extinguishing of fires and explosions
Assignee: Kidde Graviner Ltd
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Filing: 1985-09-05
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Granted: 1988-02-02
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Expires: 2005-09-05
Abstract
Abstract Materials are described which not only extinguish fires or suppress explosions but also remove at least part of any carbon monoxide which may remain after such prior extinguishing or explosion suppressing. Examples of suitable fire extinguishants and explosion suppressants are halocarbons such as bromotrifluoromethane. The carbon monoxide removing substance may comprise Hopcalite catalysts. Other examples of suitable substances are disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 David J. Spring
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 16:32
CPC Classifications
A; A62; A62D; A62D1/00; A62D1/0028; A62D1/0057
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A dispersable material, comprising a halogenated-hydrocarbon fire extinguishant or explosion suppressant used in conjunction with an oxidation-promoting substance which is adapted to promote removal by oxidation of at least some of any carbon monoxide existing after a fire or explosion has been extinguished or suppressed by the fire extinguishant or explosion suppressant, and thereby maintaining a habitable atmosphere, said oxidation promoting substance selected from the group consisting of Hopcalite; a palladium sulfate/silicomolybdate complex; copper (I) chloride in the presence of acid or ammonia; platinum metal; palladium metal; and ferroporphyrin complex.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A dispersable material, comprising a halogenated-hydrocarbon fire extinguishant or explosion suppressant used in conjunction with an oxidation-promoting substance which is adapted to promote removal by oxidation of at least some of any carbon monoxide existing after a fire or explosion has been extinguished or suppressed by the fire extinguishant or explosion suppressant, and thereby maintaining a habitable atmosphere, said oxidation promoting substance selected from the group consisting of Hopcalite; a palladium sulfate/silicomolybdate complex; copper (I) chloride in the presence of acid or ammonia; platinum metal; palladium metal; and ferroporphyrin complex.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
Material according to claim 1, in which the oxidation-promoting substance is in the form of an aerosol of solid or liquid particles.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
82 words
A dispersable material, comprising a halogenated-hydrocarbon fire extinguishant or explosion suppressant mixed or compounded with a carbon monoxide removing substance which comprises at least one of the elements, their alloys, salts, compounds or complexes selected from the transition metal groups VII, VIII and IB of the Periodic Table, the substance being adapted to promote removal by oxidation of at least some of any carbon monoxide existing after a fire or explosion has been extinguished or suppressed by fire extinguishant or explosion suppressant.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
82 words
A dispersable material, comprising a halogenated-hydrocarbon fire extinguishant or explosion suppressant mixed or compounded with a carbon monoxide removing substance which comprises at least one of the elements, their alloys, salts, compounds or complexes selected from the transition metal groups VII, VIII and IB of the Periodic Table, the substance being adapted to promote removal by oxidation of at least some of any carbon monoxide existing after a fire or explosion has been extinguished or suppressed by fire extinguishant or explosion suppressant.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
Material according to claim 3, in which the said substance comprises at least one of the salts, compounds and complexes of one or more of the metals manganese, iron, nickel, copper and palladium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
Material according to claim 1, in which the said substance is a mixture primarily comprising manganese oxide and copper oxide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
Material according to claim 5, in which the said substance includes minor amounts of cobalt oxide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
Material according to claim 5, in which the said substance includes a minor amount of silver oxide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
Material according to claim 1, in which the substance is Hopcalite.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
Material according to claim 1, in which the substance comprises the palladium sulphate/silicomolybdate complex.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
Material according to claim 1, in which the said substance comprises an elemental metal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
Material according to claim 10, in which the metal is platinum or palladium.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
Material according to claim 3, in which the substance comprises the palladium sulphate/silicomolybdate complex.
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