Hearing protector with positional and sound monitoring sensors for proactive sound hazard avoidance
US11925232B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R1/1083
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
In some examples, a system (1900) includes a hearing protector (1920); at least one position sensor; at least one sound monitoring sensor; at least one computing device configured to: receive, from the at least one sound monitoring sensor and over a time duration, indications of sound levels to which a worker is exposed; determine, from the at least one position sensor and during the time duration, that the hearing protector is not positioned at one or more ears of the worker to attenuate the sound levels; and generate, in response to the determination that at least one of the sound levels satisfies an exposure threshold during the time duration and the hearing protector is not positioned at one or more ears of the worker to attenuate the sound levels, an indication for output.
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