ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,884, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Kidde Fenwal LLC (Ashland, Mass.).
"Fire detection consolidator" was invented by Thomas Kjellman (Uxbridge, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An actuation mechanism of a fire suppression system includes a first input having a first tension, a second input having a second tension, and an output. When the actuation mechanism is in an inactive configuration, the first input and the second input cooperate to maintain a third tension in the output."
The patent was filed on Feb. 28, 2023, under Application No. 18/175,673.
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