ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,400,534, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Oneida Air Systems Inc. (Syracuse, N.Y.).
"Fire protection for small-shop dust collection systems" was invented by Joseph Baldwin (Syracuse, N.Y.), Jeffrey M. Hill (Cicero, N.Y.) and Robert M. Witter (Englewood, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Early alert and automatic shutdown system for dust producing and/or dust collecting tools senses for smoke or an overheat or spark condition in the dust-collection barrel and/or dust conveying conduit. When an upset condition is detected, fire, smoke or spark, the system signals the operator e.g. with a flasher or an audible alarm, or mechanical indic...