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

Claim 14:
15. A fire suppressing system, the system comprising a wall having a first interior wall and a second interior wall; the first interior wall spaced apart from the second interior wall by a divider disposed between the first interior wall and the second interior wall; the first interior wall and the second interior 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 first interior wall and the second interior 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.