US 12,254,235 B2
Remote sensing system and method for article of personal protective equipment
Jeffrey L. Landis, Charlotte, NC (US); Jason M. Patterson, Monroe, NC (US); Darin K. Thompson, Huntersville, NC (US); and Eric J. Bassani, Denver, NC (US)
Assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US)
Appl. No. 18/286,066
Filed by 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US)
PCT Filed Mar. 9, 2022, PCT No. PCT/IB2022/052102
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 6, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/214888, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 13, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/171,792, filed on Apr. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0184507 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/147 (2006.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/147 (2013.01) [G08B 21/02 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A remote sensing system comprising:
an article of personal protective equipment (PPE) comprising a display panel configured to be viewed by a wearer of the article of PPE;
a plurality of sensors disposed remotely from the article of PPE, wherein each of the sensors is configured to generate a respective signal indicative of one or more sensed variables; and
a processor communicably coupled to the plurality of sensors and the display panel of the article of PPE, wherein the processor is configured to:
receive the respective signals from the plurality of sensors;
select at least one signal from the respective signals based on one or more parameters associated with a work environment of the article of PPE;
determine at least one critical message corresponding to the at least one signal; and
display the at least one critical message via the display panel.