Patent 7461701 was granted and assigned to Fireaway Inc. on December, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A fire retarding canister has a housing with aerosol exit ports. A cooling material is supported within the housing above the exit ports. A combustion chamber within the housing is above the cooling material. An aerosol forming composition is supported within the housing above the combustion chamber. An ignition mix extends into the aerosol forming composition for igniting the aerosol forming composition.