US 12,214,233 B2
Wildfire defense spraying system for spraying environmentally-clean water-based liquid fire inhibitor to proactively form thin fire-inhibiting potassium salt crystalline coatings on sprayed property surfaces prior to the presence of wildfire
Stephen Conboy, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Assigned to MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC, Lima, OH (US)
Filed by Mighty Fire Breaker LLC, Lima, OH (US)
Filed on Feb. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/432,017.
Application 18/432,017 is a continuation of application No. 18/329,979, filed on Jun. 6, 2023.
Application 18/329,979 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/497,948, filed on Oct. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,730,987.
Application 18/329,979 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/167,084, filed on Feb. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,865,390.
Prior Publication US 2024/0252858 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A62C 3/02 (2006.01); A62C 37/40 (2006.01); A62D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A62C 3/0292 (2013.01) [A62C 37/40 (2013.01); A62D 1/0035 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wildfire defense spraying system installed on a parcel of property with combustible surfaces and adapted for spraying the combustible surfaces with an environmentally-clean water-based liquid fire inhibitor for defending against wildfire by inhibiting fire ignition and flame spread caused by wildfire embers created during a wildfire storm, said wildfire defense spraying system comprises:
a storage tank for containing a supply of environmentally-clean water-based liquid fire inhibitor comprising a major amount of tripotassium citrate (TPC), and a minor amount of triethyl citrate (TEC) dissolved in a major amount of water according to a prespecified formulation, wherein said environmentally-clean water-based liquid fire inhibitor remains stable without the formation of solids at expected operating temperatures, and ready for immediate spraying on combustible surfaces;
an electric-powered hydraulic pump system connected to power control switch employed to supply electrical power from a power source to said electric-powered hydraulic pump; and
a plurality of spray heads mounted about on the property, in fluid communication with said storage tank, and supplied with environmentally-clean water-based liquid fire inhibitor under pressure by said electric-powered hydraulic pump system;
wherein during operation, said electric-powered hydraulic pump system pumps said environmentally-clean liquid fire inhibitor from said storage tank and through said spray heads to produce a spray pattern of environmentally-clean water-based liquid fire inhibitor over the combustible surfaces on the property, and as water molecules in the sprayed environmentally-clean water-based liquid fire inhibitor evaporate to the environment, thin fire-inhibiting potassium salt crystalline coatings form on the combustible surfaces, inhibiting fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wildfire embers created during a wildfire storm.