IP Library Granted Patent US 11,697,041
Granted Patent B2
US 11,697,041 · App. 17/497,953 · Granted Jul 11, 2023

Method of proactively defending combustible property against fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire

Inventor: Stephen Conboy (Carlsbad, CA)
Assignee: MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC
A62C3/00A62C3/0214A62C3/0228A62C3/0271A62C31/005G06Q10/06311H04W4/12
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Patent No.
US 11,697,041
App. No.
17/497,953
Granted
Jul 11, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of proactively defending combustible property against fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire. The method involves establishing wireless communication between a GPS-tracking anti-fire (AF) chemical liquid spraying system, and a wireless communication network supporting a network database. The GPS-tracking anti-fire chemical liquid spraying system is used to spray an environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid over the exterior surfaces of a GPS-specified combustible parcel of property, and generating a GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records pertaining to the application of the environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid spray over the exterior surfaces of the GPS-specified combustible parcel of property. The GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records are transmitted over the wireless communication network for storage in the network database. A computing system is used to access the GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records from the network database, so as to verify that the GPS-specified parcel of property has been fire-protected on particular date by virtue of the GPS-specified property being sprayed with the environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid so as to proactively inhibit fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire.

Claims (10)

1. A method of proactively defending combustible parcels of property against fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) establishing wireless communication between a GPS-tracking anti-fire chemical liquid spraying system, and a wireless communication network supporting a network database;

(b) using said GPS-tracking anti-fire chemical liquid spraying system to spray an environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid over the exterior surfaces of a GPS-specified combustible parcel of property, and generating GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records pertaining to the application of said environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid spray over the exterior surfaces of said GPS-specified combustible parcel of property;

(b) transmitting said GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records over said wireless communication network for storage in said network database; and

(c) using a computing system to access said GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records from said network database, so as to verify that said GPS-specified combustible parcel of property has been fire-protected on particular date by virtue of the GPS-specified combustible parcel of property being sprayed with said environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid so as to proactively inhibit fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire.

2. The method of claim 1 , which further comprises:

(d) prior to or during an outbreak of a wild fire about said GPS-specified combustible parcel of property, a fire department officer using a mobile computing system to access said network database over said wireless communication network, and review said GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records maintained therein, so as to quickly determine the fire-protection status of said GPS-specified combustible parcel of property and any buildings constructed thereon, and confirm whether or not that said GPS-specified combustible parcel of property has a reduced risk of ignition and flame spread when exposed to the presence of said wild fire.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein step (a) comprises deploying said environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid spray which, when dried on the sprayed surface of said GPS-specified combustible parcels of property, enables chemical molecules in said environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid spray to cling to the surface of said GPS-specified combustible parcels of property, including vegetation, so that interferes with the combustion phase of an incident wild fire.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein step (c) comprises using a mobile computing system to access said GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records from said network database, so as to verify that said GPS-specified combustible parcel of property has been fire-protected on said particular date by virtue of the GPS-specified combustible parcel of property being sprayed with said environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid so as to proactively inhibit fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein during step (b), said GPS-tracking anti-fire chemical liquid spraying system, capable of spraying said environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid, is selected from the group consisting of a ground vehicle based spraying system, a backpack spraying system, a portable spraying system, a drone-based spraying system, an aircraft-based spraying system, and a stationary ground-based spraying system.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2023
From: M-FIRE HOLDINGS LLC
To: MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC
Reel/Frame 065842/0512 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2022
From: M-FIRE HOLDINGS LLC
To: MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC
Reel/Frame 061462/0649 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2022
From: M-FIRE HOLDINGS LLC
To: MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC
Reel/Frame 059825/0479 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2021
From: CONBOY, STEPHEN
To: M-FIRE SUPPRESSION, INC.
Reel/Frame 058365/0659 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2021
From: M-FIRE SUPPRESSION, INC.
To: M-FIRE HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 058365/0666 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16805811 · Mar 1, 2020
Continuation 15866451 · Jan 9, 2018
Continuation In Part 15829914 · Dec 2, 2017
Related Publication 20220126142A1 · Apr 28, 2022
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