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2007-12-11

2007-12-11

Trieu, Van T. (Department: 2612)

Communications: electrical

Condition responsive indicating system

Specific condition

C340S628000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10544562

ABSTRACT:
In order to allow a smoke detector unit to be utilized in, for example, a domestic kitchen environment, appliances whose operation is commonly associated with the generation of non-hazardous smoke or aerosols are connected to a conventional mains supply socket via a current monitoring unit. The current monitoring units include a radio transceiver, which transmits the operational status of the appliances to a corresponding transceiver of the smoke detector unit1. If the signals transmitted by the current monitoring units indicate that the appliances and are off, the smoke detector unit generates a warning signal when the smoke density exceeds a lower threshold. If one of the appliances and is detected to be on, the smoke detector unit generates a warning signal only when a second, higher threshold of smoke density is exceeded. Optionally, when the higher smoke density threshold is exceeded; the smoke detector unit transmits the signal to the current monitoring unit to power off the appliances. The invention is also applicable to the detection of other characteristics of ambient fluid, such as temperature or the presence of a particular gas or vapor.

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