63results about "Smoke/fire/colored-gas signalling" patented technology

A system and method of distributing supplements and medicines while monitoring compliance with a medicine protocol describing a schedule of when the individual doses are to taken. By way of example, a pill card is adapted with frangible compartments for retaining supplements and medicines. Sensors coupled to the frangible compartments detect access to the retained pills. A controller monitors access to the pills and communicates access or schedule issues within a local monitoring device and/or external systems or parties. In one embodiment, the seal attached on the exterior of each pill compartment incorporates a frangible conductor that is broken upon pressing the pills through the membrane, wherein access is thus sensed. Depending on application, feedback (e.g., reminders, compliance alerts, and the like) are provided by the pill card, local monitoring device, or external means in response to data generated by the pill card.

Provided are an electronic pen for inputting/outputting sensory information and a method for recognizing taste information and transforming the taste information into smell information using the same. The electronic pen includes: a sensory information input unit for receiving sensory information of the object; a signal processing unit for processing and storing sensory information transmitted from the sensory information input unit; a sensory information reproducing unit for outputting the sensory information; and a wireless communication unit for transmitting the sensory information.

A method for locating objects including: applying an adherent composition to the object, the composition including an adherent substance, a fluorescent substance and an odorific substance; and visually locating the object by the light emitted by the fluorescent substance or by the odor given off by the odorific substance which may be detected by a specially trained animal.

A system for waking a person includes an input that receives an alarm time information and an aroma selection from a person, an alarm that generates an audible signal when activated, an aroma station that generates an olfactory signal when activated, an activator that receives a snooze input from the person, and a controller coupled to the activator and the aroma station, where the controller activates the audible signal in response to the alarm time information, and activates the aroma station in response to the snooze input and according to the aroma selection.

An odor-emitting port is provided in a housing member composed mainly of an inorganic material. An odorous material is contained in the housing member, and the odor-emitting port is sealed with a low-melting metal to constitute a heat-sensitive odor-emitting component. In this heat-sensitive odor-emitting component, as soon as the temperature of a heat generation site has reached a predetermined value, the low-melting metal is instantaneously melted down to open the odor-emitting port through which the odorous material contained in the housing member is immediately spread around the odor-emitting component. Therefore, the odor-emitting component is highly sensitive to temperature. Further, since the housing member is formed of an inorganic material, the long-term stability can be improved.

An odor generation alarm and a method for informing an unusual situation having a high attention attracting effect and a high degree of safety are provided. An odor generation alarm includes an odorant receptacle, a drive section, a detector and a circuit section which is a controller. The odorant receptacle contains an odorant. A concentration of the odorant in air at which a person can no longer tolerate a strength of smell is lower than a no observed effect concentration of the odorant. The drive section causes the odorant to be emitted from the odorant receptacle. The detector detects occurrence of an unusual situation, and outputs a detection signal. When the detection signal from the detector is inputted, the controller causes the drive section to emit the odorant in accordance with the detection signal.

The invention discloses a smoke alarm, which comprises a body and a launching cavity with an upward opening, wherein the launching cavity is formed in the body, a smoke bomb combustion shell body is arranged in the launching cavity, the central position of the inner wall of the smoke bomb combustion shell body is fixedly connected with an ignition block cooperatively, the smoke bomb combustion shell body is filled with smoke ammunition, and a slidable smoke bomb device is arranged in the smoke bomb combustion shell body. According to the smoke alarm, the energy generated after the combustion of the smoke ammunition sends the smoke bomb device into the air, a trigger movable assembly is designed at first, thus the smoke bomb can be launched simply and conveniently, the smoke bomb device isdesigned at the same time, an inflatable activating assembly, a balloon inflatable assembly, a piston driving assembly and an inspiration assembly are designed in the smoke bomb device, a balloon marked with an SOS distress signal can be automatically inflated, and the smoke alarm is simple in structure and convenient to operate.

A compressed gas visual notification device for signaling distress is provided. The compressed gas visual notification device includes a device housing having outer walls and a bottom wall for forming an interior firing chamber with the outer walls having first and second openings. The compressed gas visual notification device also includes a firing mechanism disposed in the first opening in the outer walls; a safety switch disposed in said second opening in the outer walls; and an air actuator shell disposed in the interior firing chamber. The interior firing chamber includes the firing mechanism and an actuator mechanism for firing the air actuator shell. The air actuator shell includes outer walls and a bottom wall for forming an interior shell compartment and shell opening. The shell opening has a non-porous shell membrane thereon. The interior shell compartment includes a quantity of compressed air under high pressure and a compressed gas dispersal receptacle member therein contained by the non-porous membrane. The compressed gas dispersal receptacle member includes an outer, non-porous receptacle membrane for containing therein a quantity of compressed inert, non-toxic gas at a high pressure. The compressed gas dispersal receptacle member also includes a quantity of aerosol, non-toxic micro-dispersion colored particles therein for adding color to the compressed gas. Actuation of the firing mechanism activates the air actuator shell so that the compressed gas and colored particles are released into the atmosphere as a visual notification device.

A method and apparatus are disclosed for preventing excavation damage to buried infrastructure. A plurality of excavation-sensing modules is buried near the buried infrastructure. The modules protect buried infrastructure by emitting dense clouds of highly visible gas when the modules are activated by impact with excavation equipment. In most cases the visible gas will be brightly colored and it may also have a strong odor and may produce a loud sound when the module is activated. The dense clouds of highly visible gas, the optional odor and loud sound alert construction crews or other workers that their excavation is nearing a protected underground structure. Once installed, no maintenance or active monitoring is required. In a preferred embodiment of the excavation-sensing module, the dense cloud of highly visible gas is produced by ignition of a smoke grenade within the module. In the preferred embodiment, the smoke grenade is ignited by the interaction of the excavator striking and breaking the buried module. Also in the preferred embodiment, the excavator will normally pull the ignited smoke grenade out of the buried module and to the surface increasing the visibility of the gas. Also in the preferred embodiment, a more reliable design for ignition of the smoke grenade is disclosed.

The invention provides a smoke ejection device, a mobile device and a reminding instruction processing method thereof. The mobile device comprises a rear cover, the smoke ejection device and a processing unit, wherein the rear cover comprises a through hole. The smoke ejection device comprises a container and a control unit, wherein the container is filled with colored and/or odorous liquid, the container comprises a container body, an air injection channel and a controlled valve, the container body is used for accommodating the liquid, the air injection channel extends from the container body to the through hole, and the controlled valve is arranged on the air injection channel and defaults to be off; and the control unit is connected between the mobile device and the controlled valve, and used for controlling the controlled valve to be opened when control information outputted by electronic equipment based on reminding instructions is received, so that the vaporized liquid is released. According to the invention, a situation that reminding instructions such as call reminders and the like can not be heard and felt in noisy environments is facilitated to be solved.

The invention concerns a method and system for determining the age of an object such as a product containing volatile components, comprising: measuring a first strength of a first scent with a first electronic sensor, the decay rate constant of the first scent being known; measuring simultaneously a second strength of a second scent with a second electronic sensor, the decay rate constant of the second scent being known; calculating a current scent ratio (σ) of the two scent strengths; and determining the age of the object from a reference time for which a reference scent ratio (σ₀) of the scent strengths has been registered.

The flame tube is composed of burning stick, base and outer cover tube. One end of the burning stick is fixed on flat end of the base, and the outer cover tube put outside the burning stick is fitted to the base. Flammable kindling is installed on other end of the burning stick. Friction surface making the flammable kindling on fire is put the position on the outer cover tube for easy to use. Formula of powder is composed of granular ammonium chlorate, potassium chlorate, strontium nitrate and strontium carbonate. Advantages of the invention are that good performances: burning time more than 5 minutes, light intensity 160 candela up, period of validity 4 years; easy of use, high safety and high caution effect; applicable to other special uses besides traffic safety.

The invention discloses a warning system and a warning method for a new energy EV vehicle after an accident. The warning system comprises a warning system airbag controller, a voltage and current sensor, a warning controller, a smoke warning generation device and a sound warning generation device. According to the warning method, after it is judged that a serious traffic accident occurs accordingto the state signal sent by the safety airbag controller, the smoke warning generation device is controlled to emit a smoke warning signal outwards to prompt the position and type of an accident vehicle, and after the vehicle body voltage and current value detected by the voltage and current sensor exceeds a preset threshold value, the sound warning generation device is controlled to emit sound warning signals outwards to prompt that the electric leakage risk exists in the vehicle. After a new energy EV vehicle has a serious accident, an obvious warning signal can be sent to the surroundings,rescuers are reminded that the accident vehicle is an electric vehicle, the risk of electric shock exists in the rescue process is reminded, subsequent casualties are effectively reduced, and the rescue precision and efficiency are improved.