Patent ID: 11931608
Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
Field: Environmental technology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A method for suppressing fire in a structure having a plurality of surfaces to be protected from fire, the method comprising:
supplying flame retardant foam to a plenum for each of the plurality of surfaces to be protected;
gathering first information related to the fire;
gathering second information related to activation of one or more neighboring fire suppression systems;
gathering third information from system sensors;
automatically generating a decision without human intervention to distribute the flame retardant foam onto one of the plurality of surfaces through an opening in the plenum associated with that surface in response to the first information, the second information, and the third information; and
wherein the method further comprises:
controlling a first compressed air line with a system control module, the first compressed air line being in fluid communication with the system control module;
controlling a first foam solution conduit with the system control module, the first foam solution conduit being in fluid communication with the system control module and a foam solution storage container; and
controlling a rate of air flow from the first compressed air line into the system control module and controlling a rate of flow of the foam solution from the first foam solution conduit based on electronic instructions received by the system control module from an electrical control module.