Control monitoring using wireless tracking devices
US12387587B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B23/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wireless tracking device and methods detect movement of a control of equipment, determines a setting of the equipment based on a sensed position of the control, and generates an alert when the control is moved unexpectedly. The wireless tracking device may include an adhesive surface that, in use, adheres the tracking device to the equipment, a sensor that senses a position of the control, a memory storing the position and a setting module having non-transitory computer-readable instructions, and a processor coupled to the sensor and the memory and configured to execute the setting module to analyze the position to determine the setting of the control. The wireless tracking device may implement a lockout/tagout protocol and may have many form factors including an adhesive tape, a belt, a single-use security tag, a cable lock, a padlock, a cable, a stamp and a valve sensor.
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