ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,353, issued on Sept. 30.
"Intelligent fire suppression system and method" was invented by Dale Rodney Council (Sunnyvale, Calif.) and William J. Volz (Sunnvyale, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A controller responds to an alert from a remote alert system and responds to an AI unit that detects a fire signature, and, in response, sends signals to fire suppression equipment to defend a structure against fire. A delivery device system may include delivery devices that are capable of spraying water and/or retardant at a structure or area to defend against fire. The system may act autonomously to defend against wildfires. The syste...