Company History
The Birth of the Most Advanced Fire-safety Alarm
Lifetone Technology™ offers advanced alarm technologies for emergency situations. Developed by David Albert, MD, a scientist and well-known expert in biomedical engineering and cardiovascular research, Lifetone Technology addresses the shortcomings of current fire safety alarm products, which are too high-pitched to be heard by heavy sleepers and people with hearing loss.
In 1999, Dr. Albert was at home working on a wireless heart monitor he planned to use during surgery for his daughter, Kathryn, when she noticed that the smoke alarm signal produced by the test had been detected by the heart monitor. This discovery led him to ultimately develop the Lifetone HL™ technology. Lifetone HL™ technology uses a low frequency, 520 Hz square-wave sound pattern. This sound pattern is now scientifically proven to be the most effective alarm for awakening people with hearing loss and other at-risk individuals.
In Business to Save Lives
To bring his patented technology to the public, in 2004 Dr. Albert founded InnovAlarm™, which has since evolved to become Lifetone Technology, Inc. Based on Dr. Albert’s technology, Lifetone develops products that offer improved alerting and awakening capabilities during emergencies, such as fires and smoke accumulation.
Albert, who serves as the company’s Chief Scientific Officer and Chairman of the Board, hired Mark Colello, a former First Alert executive, as Chief Executive Officer and President to help transform his innovative new technologies into groundbreaking new products. Currently, Albert holds 22 U.S. patents with 23 more pending.
Lifetone’s first product, the Lifetone HL™ Bedside Fire Alarm and Clock, will be available through hearing-loss retailers, hearing-aid sellers and other venues beginning in 2009. The company will also develop additional safety products and is already implementing plans to enable accelerated product development and distribution.
Lifetone Technology, Inc. is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with another office in the Chicago area.
Lifetone Technology Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors are members of the following distinguished companies.
Lifetone Technology – Oklahoma
Phillips Murrah, P.C. – Oklahoma
Mesa Capital Management Oklahoma – Oklahoma
Merryck and Co Limited – New Jersey
Oklahoma Life Sciences Fund – Oklahoma
Morgan Lewis – Washington, DC
Violet Hill Group, Ltd – Oklahoma