ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,592,145, issued on March 31, was assigned to KIDDE FIRE PROTECTION LLC (Bradenton, Fla.).
"Fire detection system testing" was invented by Jordi Escofet Via (Barcelona, Spain), Andres Cordoba (Barcelona, Spain) and Gustavo Taus (Barcelona, Spain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A detector unit for use in a fire detection system is provided, comprising: a sensor for monitoring an environmental condition; an indicator for generating a visible indication; and a controller in connection with the sensor and the indicator, wherein the controller is configured to communicate with a fire alarm control panel of the fire detection system; wherein th...