Patent ID: 11957941
Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 9:
10. A fire suppressing system, the system comprising a wall having an interior wall and an exterior wall; the interior wall spaced apart from the exterior wall by a divider disposed between the interior wall and the exterior wall; the interior wall and the exterior wall defining an interior volume; and a portion of the interior volume including fire suppressing insulation, the fire suppressing insulation comprising a plurality of fibers treated with an intumescent material in quantity sufficient to form a fire suppressing intumescent barrier between the interior wall and the exterior wall when exposed to heat of a fire; wherein each individual fiber in the plurality of fibers is evenly coated with the intumescent material prior to any exposure to a fire along a length of each individual fiber so as to create an even cross-section around each fiber, the intumescent material being coated onto the plurality of fibers in such a manner that individual intumescent material expands and overlaps with adjacent intumescent material to form a continuous char barrier layer that is a unified slab during a fire; and wherein the intumescent material is adhesive, so as to bind the plurality of fibers together during manufacturing of the insulation prior to any exposure to a fire.