Systems and methods for foreign material exclusion accountability

US11836557B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Access Solutions, LLC · US

Inventors

• Kelvin D. Mann · Molalla, US
• Eric Bergstrom · Silverton, US
• David R. Hansen · Oshkosh, US
• Nikolas Tripp · Oregon City, US
• Nathan Smith · Cockatoo, AU
• Stephen Lauser · Portland, US
• Matthew Montgomery · Tumwater, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 3, 2022
• Grant date: Dec 5, 2023
• Expiry date: Jun 3, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08B21/24
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system for foreign material accountability includes a kiosk, which further includes a touch enabled display screen that is back-lit and automatically adjusts brightness based on ambient environment. A user input device, wherein the user input device includes a pin pad, one or more sensors selected from a group consisting of temperature sensors, RFID sensors, IR sensors, optical sensors, iris sensors and one or more cameras, a processor, a data bus coupled to the processor and a computer-usable medium embodying computer code operating on the kiosk. The computer code includes programmed instructions executable by the processor to control accessibility of items into a restricted area based on data received from at least one of the display screen operated by a user, the user input device, and the one or more sensors.