181:
62:, then worked to improve the invention, and in 1881 patented the automatic sprinkler that bears his name. He continued to improve the device and in 1890 invented the glass disc sprinkler, essentially the same as that in use today. Such sprinklers are called
79:. In 1919, General Fire Extinguisher Co. was renamed Grinnell Co. In 1969, Grinnell Co. was purchased by ITT (International Telephone & Telegraph) and became ITT Grinnell. A few years later, ITT Grinnell sold its US industrial activities to
74:
In 1892, Grinnell organized the
General Fire Extinguisher Co. in Providence, R.I., an amalgamation of several smaller companies, which became the foremost organization in its field of manufacture. Grinnell died in 1905 in his hometown of
87:, which is the largest fire protection company in the world. ITT Grinnell supporting products are still sold today by Anvil International in the US and PSS in Germany.
252:
54:
Earlier in his career, he was draftsman, construction engineer, and manager for various railroad manufacturers. He designed and oversaw construction of more than 100
66:
in France. He secured some 40 distinct patents for improvements on his sprinklers, and invented a dry pipe valve and the automatic fire-alarm system as well.
58:. In 1869, he purchased a controlling interest in a company that manufactured fire-extinguishing apparatus. Grinnell licensed a sprinkler device patented by
218:
83:. Grinnell remains today a trade mark inside the Tyco group. In 2001, Grinnell Fire Protection was merged with the Simplex Time Recorder Company to form
107:
90:
Grinnell was a director of several banks and manufacturing companies. He was inducted into the Rhode Island
Heritage Hall of Fame in 1984.
257:
115:
43:
211:
17:
26:(August 14, 1836 – October 21, 1905) was a pioneer in fire safety and was the creator of the first practical automatic
247:
76:
39:
204:
119:
242:
237:
154:
80:
143:
59:
188:
84:
27:
231:
187:
This article about a United States engineer, inventor or industrial designer is a
55:
180:
108:"Frederick Grinnell, Class of 1855, Pioneer in Fire Safety, 1836-1905"
192:
212:
8:
219:
205:
138:
136:
253:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni
99:
7:
177:
175:
191:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
14:
179:
116:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
44:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
144:"History of Sprinkler Systems"
112:Rensselaer Alumni Hall of Fame
18:Frederick Grinnell (biologist)
1:
70:General Fire Extinguisher Co.
42:. In 1855, he graduated from
16:For the cell biologist, see
274:
174:
40:New Bedford, Massachusetts
15:
34:Early life and education
258:American engineer stubs
248:American engineers
155:Tyco International
81:Tyco International
24:Frederick Grinnell
200:
199:
151:The Station House
60:Henry S. Parmalee
265:
221:
214:
207:
183:
176:
166:
165:
163:
162:
148:
140:
131:
130:
128:
127:
118:. Archived from
104:
273:
272:
268:
267:
266:
264:
263:
262:
228:
227:
226:
225:
172:
170:
169:
160:
158:
157:. February 2005
146:
142:
141:
134:
125:
123:
106:
105:
101:
96:
85:SimplexGrinnell
72:
52:
38:He was born in
36:
21:
12:
11:
5:
271:
269:
261:
260:
255:
250:
245:
240:
230:
229:
224:
223:
216:
209:
201:
198:
197:
184:
168:
167:
132:
98:
97:
95:
92:
71:
68:
51:
48:
35:
32:
28:fire sprinkler
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
270:
259:
256:
254:
251:
249:
246:
244:
241:
239:
236:
235:
233:
222:
217:
215:
210:
208:
203:
202:
196:
194:
190:
185:
182:
178:
173:
156:
152:
145:
139:
137:
133:
122:on 2009-03-02
121:
117:
113:
109:
103:
100:
93:
91:
88:
86:
82:
78:
69:
67:
65:
61:
57:
49:
47:
45:
41:
33:
31:
29:
25:
19:
193:expanding it
186:
171:
159:. Retrieved
150:
124:. Retrieved
120:the original
111:
102:
89:
73:
63:
53:
37:
23:
22:
243:1905 deaths
238:1836 births
77:New Bedford
64:le Grinnell
56:locomotives
232:Categories
161:2007-06-14
126:2007-06-14
94:References
50:Career
147:(PDF)
189:stub
234::
153:.
149:.
135:^
114:.
110:.
46:.
30:.
220:e
213:t
206:v
195:.
164:.
129:.
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
