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System and method for risk classification and warning of flashover events

US11816971B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY · US

Inventors

Andrew W. Long · Woodbury, US
Panagiotis D. Stanitsas · Pinezanita, US
Jerome Shanko, Jr. · Matthews, US
Wesley M. Barbee · Albemarle, US
Matthew M. Shettel · Monroe, US
Matthew Shannon · Lisle, US
Johnathan R. Graves · Gainesville, US
James W. Howard · Circle Pines, US
James B. Snyder · Minneapolis, US
James L. C. Werness, Jr. · Edina, US
Jason Patterson · Sylvia Park, US
Ravi Raagav Srinivas · Okabena, US
Payas Tikotekar · Woodbury, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 13, 2019
Grant date	Nov 14, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 19, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG08B29/186
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system, wearable device and management device provided for predicting a flashover event. According to one aspect of the disclosure, a wearable device for predicting a flashover event is provided. The wearable device includes at least one thermal sensor configured to generate thermal data associated with an environment, and processing circuitry configured to: determine a risk of ignition of at least one combustible gas in the environment based on the thermal data, and trigger at least one action based on the determined risk of ignition.

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