US 12,243,410 B2
Personal protective equipment compliance and personal wellness monitoring system with intelligent connected faceshields
Brian Shyu, McKees Rock, PA (US); Justin Adleff, Gibsonia, PA (US); Chris Henley, Pittsburg, PA (US); Srinivas Surya Katya Kanaka Garimella, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Keith Nolan, Westmeath (IE); Daniel Zucchetto, Dublin (IE); and Julia O'Connell, Dublin (IE)
Assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
Appl. No. 18/247,998
Filed by Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
PCT Filed Oct. 5, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/025384
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 5, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/073638, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/087,654, filed on Oct. 5, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0377448 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. G08B 25/01 (2006.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01); G08B 21/22 (2006.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01)
CPC G08B 25/016 (2013.01) [G08B 21/02 (2013.01); G08B 21/22 (2013.01); G08B 25/10 (2013.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A personal protective equipment compliance and personal wellness monitoring system comprising:
a plurality of intelligent wearable personal protective equipment items for respectively different workers, the plurality of intelligent wearable personal protective equipment items for each worker being selected from a group consisting of a head covering, a face covering, a neck protector, an ear protector, a protective garment, a glove, and a footwear item;
wherein at least one of the plurality of intelligent wearable personal protective equipment items worn be each worker comprises:
a battery;
a processor receiver power from the battery;
a combination of sensors embedded in the intelligent wearable personal protective equipment item and communicating with the processor, wherein the combination of sensors includes an oximeter sensor, an infrared thermopile sensor, and an inertial measurement unit; and
a communication element for communicating output data from the combination of sensors with a remote computing device;
wherein at least one of the processor and the remote computing device is configured to, with respect to one or more of the output data from the combination of sensors, detect a plurality of events including: an improper location of a worker, a sensor error, an unwell worker, a proximity violation of a worker, an operable position of the personal protective item, an improper grade of personal protective equipment, a non-worn personal protective equipment item, and a missing worker.