ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,700,293, issued on Aug. 4.
"Heat-activated alarm and response system" was invented by Todd Patrick Melcher (Fullerton, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat-activated fire-suppression system is provided. The system can include one or modules installed in an exterior panel of a building. The one or more modules can include a shape memory alloy wire that deforms upon heating to cause the module to release a pressurized substance. The system can include an alarm module that emits an auditory alarm. The system can include a fire-suppression module that releases a fire-suppressing substance upon the shape memory wire deforming in respon...