IP Library Granted Patent US 11,583,716
Granted Patent B2
US 11,583,716 · App. 16/570,717 · Granted Feb 21, 2023

Pump operation panel simulator

Inventors: David S. Bouwkamp (Dexter, MI); William Martin (Perrysburg, OH); Nikolaos Dimitri Zachary Kazakos (Ypsilanti, MI); James R. Mason (Manchester, MI); Dale Eammon Atkin (Dundee, MI); Travis Staley (Milan, MI); Steven Olson (Ann Arbor, MI); Joseph Lewis Clift (Signal Mountain, TN); Stuart Ball (Uniontown, OH); Philip C. Duczyminski (Ypsilanti, MI)
Assignee: FAAC Incorporated
A62C99/0081A62C99/009G06T19/006G09B9/00
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Patent No.
US 11,583,716
App. No.
16/570,717
Granted
Feb 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pump panel training device is provided and includes a plurality of simulated gages operable to imitate gages upon a fire truck pump panel, a plurality of simulated controls operable to imitate controls upon the fire truck pump panel, and a simulated water hose operable to imitate one of water temperature changes, water temperature pressure, and water hose vibration for the fire truck pump panel.

Claims (27)

1. An apparatus comprising a pump panel training device, comprising:

a plurality of simulated gages operable to imitate gages upon a fire truck pump panel;

a plurality of simulated controls operable to imitate controls upon the fire truck pump panel; and

a simulated water hose operable to imitate one of water temperature changes, water pressure, and water hose vibration for the fire truck pump panel; and

wherein the simulated water hose comprises a hose portion comprising a round hose fitting on a first end and a sealed end on a second end.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the hose portion is filled with water.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the hose portion is filled with air.

4. An apparatus comprising a pump panel training device, comprising:

a plurality of simulated gages operable to imitate gages upon a fire truck pump panel;

a plurality of simulated controls operable to imitate controls upon the fire truck pump panel;

a simulated water hose operable to imitate one of water temperature changes, water pressure, and water hose vibration for the fire truck pump panel; and

a display operable to display rendered graphics; and

wherein the display comprises an external display attached to the pump panel training device and operable to display details of a simulated environment around the pump panel training device.

5. A system comprising a plurality of pump panel training devices, comprising:

the plurality of pump panel training devices, each comprising:

a plurality of simulated gages operable to imitate gages upon a fire truck pump panel;

a plurality of simulated controls operable to imitate controls upon the fire truck pump panel; and

a simulated water hose operable to imitate one of water temperature changes, water pressure, and water hose vibration for the fire truck pump panel; and

a computerized device operable to coordinate data between the plurality of pump panel training devices.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the computerized device is further operable to simulate a first of the pump panel training devices supplying a flow of water to a second of the pump panel training devices.

7. A system comprising a pump panel training device and a driver training device, comprising:

the pump panel training device, comprising:

a plurality of simulated gages operable to imitate gages upon a fire truck pump panel;

a plurality of simulated controls operable to imitate controls upon the fire truck pump panel; and

a simulated water hose operable to imitate one of water temperature changes, water pressure, and water hose vibration for the fire truck pump panel;

the driver training device operable to simulate driving operation of a fire truck, and

a computerized device operable to coordinate data between the pump panel training device and the driver training device.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2025
From: FAAC INCORPORATED; ELECTRIC FUEL BATTERY CORPORATION
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 071172/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTERESTS IN PATENTS RECORDED AT R/F 054152/0713 Recorded Feb 2, 2025
From: CHURCHILL AGENCY SERVICES LLC
To: FAAC INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 070082/0918 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2020
From: FAAC INCORPORATED
To: CHURCHILL AGENCY SERVICES LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 054152/0713 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2020
From: BOUWKAMP, DAVID S.; MARTIN, WILLIAM; KAZAKOS, NIKOLAOS DIMITRI ZACHARY; MASON, JAMES R.; ATKIN, DALE EAMMON; STALEY, TRAVIS; OLSON, STEVEN; CLIFT, JOSEPH LEWIS; BALL, STUART; DUCZYMINSKI, PHILIP C.
To: FAAC INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 053983/0242 →
Continuity (2)
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