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The Real Time Ventilation Alarm System alerts occupants to possible ventilation issues in the same way that carbon monoxide and smoke detectors alert occupants to carbon monoxide and fire hazards. The IP (Airborne Contagion Assessment Ventilation Alarms System) associated with this system is described below and is available for manufacturing and distribution licensing.
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This system allows users to understand their buildings ventilation and will alert occupants to possible ventilation issues in the same way that carbon monoxide and smoke detectors alert occupants to carbon monoxide and fire hazards. Illnesses caused by airborne contagions in buildings, vehicles, and other indoor spaces translates to direct and indirect costs. Moving towards healthier facilities is not only the right thing to do, it is also financially sound.
Description
The Airborne Contagion Assessment Ventilation Alarms system is for assessing building, vehicle, and any other indoor or outdoor space airborne contagion risks based on ventilation levels. It comprises of new ventilation measurement grills, external interfaces to UV and HVAC systems, databases, manual and automated data input mechanisms, rules processor, risk benefit levels, building certificates and reports. New ventilation grills measure ventilation rates and alert occupants if rates drop, external UV and HVAC interfaces monitor ventilation rates, all data is sent to building and room ventilation rate and status panels that display ventilation rates and also alert occupants if rates drop with warnings and alarms. Data is input into the system and subjected to a rules processor and risk benefit levels. The data is stored in a database and available for generating reports and building certificates. The data for each unique assessed space is optionally stored in a global database housing multiple assessments for comparison. All status, control, and data is accessible via the Internet as part of the Internet of Things (IoT).
System Patent Pending |
Room Ventilation Status and Alarm
Building Ventilation Status and Alarm Patent Pending |
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Potential Products - Internet of Things (IoT)
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Building and Room Smartphone APP Displays Patent Pending |
A building ventilation system is a life support system and if it does not work properly people will be harmed. It is clear that COVID-19 is spread by inhaled aerosols. Outdoors, dilution of aerosols are infinite although the time it takes to dilute clouds of aerosol depends on air movement. Indoors, aerosols linger much longer than outdoors, often long enough to be inhaled by someone sharing the same space. If one breathes in an indoor setting where other people are also breathing, if the ventilation is poor, they will breath in some of the air that someone else exhaled. Ventilation is the way that the risk of indoor airborne infection is reduced. This system allows users to understand their buildings ventilation and will alert occupants to possible ventilation issues in the same way that carbon monoxide and smoke detectors alert occupants to carbon monoxide and fire hazards. Illnesses caused by airborne contagions in buildings, vehicles, and other indoor spaces translates to direct and indirect costs. Moving towards healthier facilities is not only the right thing to do, it is also sound financially.
Unmet Need
The COVID-19 disaster sadly showed that poor ventilation rates in buildings leads to airborne infections. While the connection between airborne risk of infection and ventilation has been known for decades there has been little need to ensure that building ventilation systems minimize the risk of infection from airborne contagions. People would get sick, but then recover. Seasonal flu was a challenge. Now that COVID has become endemic, there is an unmet need for occupants to be alerted when ventilation is compromised because of either maintenance, operator, or other issues.
New ventilation grills measure ventilation rates, alert occupants if rates drop, and transfer data to system databases. External interfaces to UV and HVAC systems monitor ventilation rates. Building and room ventilation rate and status panels display ventilation rates and also alert occupants if rates drop with warnings and alarms. Certificates can be printed and posted in rooms and lobbies. All status, control, and data is accessible via the Internet as part of the Internet of Things (IoT).
A building ventilation system is a life support system and if it does not work properly people will be harmed. It is clear that COVID-19 is spread by inhaled aerosols. It is known that illnesses caused by airborne contagions in buildings, vehicles, and other indoor spaces translates to direct and indirect costs. Moving towards healthier facilities is not only the right thing to do, it is also sound financially.
Sensors are right at the interface vent rather than down stream giving accurate real time ventilation data to ensure the building is properly balanced and not wasting energy.
Accurate data is available for labs that must prove via documented evidence the ventilation levels needed for certification.
Costly site surveys with poor and old data results are no longer needed.
Employers have real data that they properly responded to the ventilation problems that the COVID-19 disaster surfaced.
Building owners can use this as a fact based value discriminator to increase occupancy rates and bring people back into empty offices.
All things being equal, early adopters will attract greater revenues when companies and people decide which facilities they will pick.
Self insured employers will have reduced health care costs.
Over 1 million people died and the country was shut down for almost 2 years. It is clear that we must not allow our buildings to cause another airborne infection disaster ever again.
There is much more that we uncovered to justify investment in this system.
The system consists of new ventilation measurement grills, external interfaces to UV and HVAC systems, databases, manual and automated data input mechanisms, rules processor, risk benefit levels, building certificates and reports. Data is input into the system and subjected to a rules processor and risk benefit levels. The data is stored in a database and available for generating reports and building certificates. The data for each unique assessed space is optionally stored in a global database housing multiple assessments for comparison.
We are looking for licensees and partners to manufacture and distribute the system.
Prototype software developed and manual system tested.
Facility Demo . Room Demo . Other Demos . FVSE Facility Ventilation Search Engine
Note the demos are simulations of a possible system. The system will include new physical vents and physical status panels.
Prototype software and database with 1000+ buildings, 20+ million square feet, 25,000+ rooms, 400+ establishments.
Full patent description with text and drawings, draft license agreement, business plan, and market analysis.
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Foreign Filing License Grant |
Patent Status |
Airborne Contagion Assessment Ventilation Alarms System |
Provisional |
United States |
63/377,048 |
09/25/2022 |
10/05/2022 |
Pending |
Contact Information
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