Providing safety related contextual information in a personal protective equipment system

US11025725B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY · US

Inventors

• Michael Bahners · Neuss, DE
• Robert Bialluch · Willich, DE
• Nadine E. Brueckmann · Düsseldorf, DE
• Frank T. Herfort · Korschenbroich, DE
• Kiran S. Kanukurthy · Cottage Grove, US
• Markus Gunther Wilfried Lierse · Rheydt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 29, 2016
• Grant date: Jun 1, 2021
• Expiry date: Sep 23, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/80
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A personal protection equipment (PPE) system with a remote user interface comprises an article of PPE including an active wireless communication device for transmitting a signal and a controller for managing settings on the article of PPE; and a communication hub including a user interface, an electronic connection to a PPE management software, and a wireless communication device. When the wireless communication device of the communication hub detects that the article of PPE is in proximity to the communication hub, the hub displays information on the user interface. The user interface displays settings for the article of PPE, and the settings can be adjusted by a user through interaction with the user interface. The wireless communication device of the communication hub transmits information related to the adjusted settings to the wireless communication device of the article of PPE; and the controller adjusts the settings on the article of PPE.