Provided are computer-implemented systems and methods for a device that includes at least one processor programmed or configured to receive one or more messages from a device in an transmit state, the one or more messages comprising a first message received at a first power level, the first message comprising data associated with a power level at which the first message was transmitted by the transmitting device, and a second messages received at a second power level, the second message comprising data associated with a power level at which the second message was transmitted by the transmitting device. The processor is further configured to determine a heading toward the transmitting device based on the first message and the second message; and output data associated with an indication of the heading toward the transmitting device.
G01S 13/89 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
H01Q 3/26 - Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
H01Q 21/20 - Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart the units being spaced along, or adjacent to, a curvilinear path
H04B 10/112 - Line-of-sight transmission over an extended range
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Systems and Methods for Portable Gas Detector Configuration Identification
Systems and methods are provided for a portable gas detector having an indicator that is configured to display an indication, such as a color indication, to a user of the portable gas detector, wherein the indication represents a particular gas sensor configuration setting. The portable gas detector may have one or more gas sensors configured to detect multiple species of gas and a controller configured to control configuration settings of the one or more gas sensors. The indication provided to the user allows for the efficient selection of the correct portable gas detector for each individual task, without requiring a user to rely on potentially inaccurate physical labels or to manually check device settings.
Systems and methods are provided for a portable gas detector having an indicator that is configured to display an indication, such as a color indication, to a user of the portable gas detector, wherein the indication represents a particular gas sensor configuration setting. The portable gas detector may have one or more gas sensors configured to detect multiple species of gas and a controller configured to control configuration settings of the one or more gas sensors. The indication provided to the user allows for the efficient selection of the correct portable gas detector for each individual task, without requiring a user to rely on potentially inaccurate physical labels or to manually check device settings.
A safety helmet includes an outer shell configured for surrounding a head of a user, and an infrared reflective layer disposed in an interior of the outer shell. The infrared reflective layer is configured for reflecting at a least a portion of incident infrared radiation transmitted through the outer shell. The infrared reflective layer has infrared reflectivity of at least 40%. The safety helmet further may have an evaporative cooling pad positioned within a cavity defined by the inner surface of the outer shell. A method of manufacturing a safety helmet is also disclosed.
Systems and methods are provided for a fall limiting device. A fall limiting device includes a fall arrest mechanism configured to control a lifeline extending therefrom, said control comprising one or more of; paying out the lifeline, retracting the lifeline, and brake events indicating a fall arrest condition. A sensor system is configured to monitor one or more aspects of said control of the lifeline and to record data on a non-transitory computer-readable medium. A data output system is configured to provide access to the recorded data.
A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
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Systems and Methods for Tracking Lifeline Payout and Retraction
Systems and methods are provided for a fall limiting device. A fall limiting device includes a fall arrest mechanism configured to control a lifeline extending therefrom, said control comprising one or more of: paying out the lifeline, retracting the lifeline, and brake events indicating a fall arrest condition. A sensor system is configured to monitor one or more aspects of said control of the lifeline and to record data on a non-transitory computer-readable medium. A data output system is configured to provide access to the recorded data.
A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
7.
GAS DETECTOR DEVICE ACCESSORY IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS
A system includes a gas detection device and an accessory device identification system in communicative connection with a control system of the gas detection device. The accessory device identification system is configured to receive data including identification data for at least one of (i) each of one or more associated accessory devices or (ii) an associated combination of accessory devices configured to be placed in fluid connection with the inlet of the gas detection device. The accessory device identification system is configured to identify at least one of (i) each of the one or more associated accessory devices or (ii) the associated combination of accessory devices (from the identification data received.
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
8.
GAS DETECTOR DEVICE CONTROL BASED UPON ACCESSORY IDENTIFICATION
A gas detection device for detection of one or more gas analytes in an environment includes a housing including an inlet via which gas to be sampled from the environment enters the housing, a control system within the housing comprising a processor system and a memory system in communicative connection with the processor system, and one or more gas sensors within the housing in fluid connection with the inlet and in communicative connection with the control system. Each of the one or more gas sensors is independently responsive to one of the one or more gas analytes. The control system is configured to control flow rate of gas from the environment through an accessory device assembly including one or more accessory devices in fluid connection with the inlet on the basis of data for the accessory device assembly in fluid connection with the inlet.
A gas detection device (10) for detection of one or more gas analytes in an environment includes a housing (20) including an inlet (38) via which gas to be sampled from the environment enters the housing, a control system within the housing comprising a processor system (42) and a memory (44) system in communicative connection with the processor system, and one or more gas sensors (30) within the housing in fluid connection with the inlet and in communicative connection with the control system. Each of the one or more gas sensors is independently responsive to one of the one or more gas analytes. The control system is configured to control flow rate of gas from the environment through an accessory device assembly including one or more accessory devices in fluid connection with the inlet on the basis of data for the accessory device assembly in fluid connection with the inlet.
A system includes a gas detection device (10) and an accessory device identification system in communicative connection with a control system (30) of the gas detection device. The accessory device identification system is configured to receive data including identification data for at least one of (i) each of one or more associated accessory devices or (ii) an associated combination of accessory devices configured to be placed in fluid connection with the inlet (38) of the gas detection device. The accessory device identification system is configured to identify at least one of (i) each of the one or more associated accessory devices or (ii) the associated combination of accessory devices (from the identification data received.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Personal safety equipment for fall protection, fall restraint, and fall arrest, namely, harnesses, lifelines, self-retracting lanyards and lanyards for safety purposes and fall protection, safety belts being harnesses for fall arrest, energy absorbers being cable-mounted shock absorbers as part of a lifeline system for protection against falls, and fall arrest devices in the nature of anchorage connectors and carabiners; Personal safety and fall protection equipment being personal rescue equipment in the nature of non-explosive and non-pyrotechnic rescue flares, oxygen breathing units, and fire blankets; personal safety and fall protection equipment, namely, rescue kits consisting of harnesses and carabiners being fall equipment for fall restraint and fall arrest, oxygen breathing units, and rescue laser signaling flares; Personal safety and fall protection equipment, namely, tripods being anchors for fall arrest and fall restraint lifeline systems
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RELIABLE HELMET SUSPENSION INSTALLATION
Systems and methods are provided a helmet that includes shell comprising a plurality of connection receptacles, a first connection receptacle having a shape that is different from a shape of a second connection receptacle. A flexible suspension web includes a plurality of straps for supporting the shell on a head of a wearer, each of the straps including a connection tab, where a first connection tab, which is associated with a first strap, has a shape corresponding to the shape of the first connection receptacle, and where a second connection tab, which is associated with a second strap, has a shape corresponding to the shape of the second connection receptacle.
Systems and methods are provided a helmet that includes shell comprising a plurality of connection receptacles, a first connection receptacle having a shape that is different from a shape of a second connection receptacle. A flexible suspension web includes a plurality of straps for supporting the shell on a head of a wearer, each of the straps including a connection tab, where a first connection tab, which is associated with a first strap, has a shape corresponding to the shape of the first connection receptacle, and where a second connection tab, which is associated with a second strap, has a shape corresponding to the shape of the second connection receptacle.
Systems and methods are provided for a helmet having a configurable headband assembly. A helmet includes a helmet liner having a plurality of headband attachment points, each headband attachment point including a first opening for receiving and holding a primary attachment structure; and a second opening for receiving a locking pin. A headband assembly is configured to assist in fitting the helmet to a wearer' s head. The headband assembly includes a fit adjustment mechanism configured to adjust an internal shape of the headband assembly; and a plurality of attachment structure sets, an attachment structure set including a primary attachment structure; and a locking pin.
Systems and methods are provided for a helmet having a configurable headband assembly. A helmet includes a helmet liner having a plurality of headband attachment points, each headband attachment point including a first opening for receiving and holding a primary attachment structure; and a second opening for receiving a locking pin. A headband assembly is configured to assist in fitting the helmet to a wearer's head. The headband assembly includes a fit adjustment mechanism configured to adjust an internal shape of the headband assembly; and a plurality of attachment structure sets, an attachment structure set including a primary attachment structure; and a locking pin.
A fall protection compliance system includes a connection structure configured for interfacing an anchor structure and a connection sensor associated with the connection structure. The connection sensor includes an accelerometer or a pressure switch, where the connection sensor is configured to monitor continued connection of the connection structure to the anchor structure over a period of time and to output a signal indicating said continued connection.
A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
G08B 21/04 - Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons responsive to non-activity, e.g. of elderly persons
A62B 35/04 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion incorporating energy absorbing means
A fall protection compliance system includes a connection structure configured for interfacing a connector comprising a frame and a connection sensor assembly. The connection structure includes a connection loop, a connection anchor, and a housing. The housing includes an identification element. The connection sensor assembly includes at least one short-range wireless communication antenna and a control device. The control device includes at least one processor which is configured to receive connection data from the short-range wireless communication antenna, determine a connection status of the connector based on the connection data and perform at least one action based on the connection status.
G01P 15/18 - Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration in two or more dimensions
G01P 15/09 - Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces with conversion into electric or magnetic values by piezoelectric pick-up
A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
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Operation of combustible gas sensor in a dynamic mode with a constant resistance setpoint
A gas sensor device includes a sensing element including a heating element and electronic circuitry in connection with the heating element. The sensing element forms a resistive element in a circuit of the electronic circuitry. The electronic circuity operates the sensing element in a trigger mode via a pulsed energy input to the heating element at a first duty cycle and in a primary mode via a pulsed energy input to the heating element at a second duty cycle, which is greater than the first duty cycle. The electronic circuitry is further configured to measure a response of the sensing element over time during each pulse of a plurality of pulses of the pulsed energy input. The primary mode is entered upon measurement of a value of a response at or above a threshold value in the trigger mode of operation.
G01N 27/18 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of an electrically-heated body in dependence upon change of temperature caused by changes in the thermal conductivity of a surrounding material to be tested
G01N 27/16 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of an electrically-heated body in dependence upon change of temperature caused by burning or catalytic oxidation of surrounding material to be tested, e.g. of gas
An alignment tool for use in connection with an open path gas detection system, which includes an interface including one or more connectors, includes an optical system having a scope and an attachment system operatively connected to the optical system. The attachment system includes a body including one or more cooperating connectors. The body is rotatable about an axis thereof in a first direction to bring the one or more cooperating connectors into connection with the one or more connectors. The attachment system further includes one or more locking elements which engage the one or more connectors after a predetermined amount of rotation of the body in the first direction to form a state of locked engagement. A release member is in rotatable connection with the body in a second direction, opposite the first direction, to cause the one or more locking elements to disengage from the one or more connectors of the interface so that the body can be rotated in the second direction to remove the attachment system from connection with the interface.
An alignment tool for use in connection with an open path gas detection system, which includes an interface including one or more connectors, includes an optical system having a scope and an attachment system operatively connected to the optical system. The attachment system includes a body including one or more cooperating connectors. The body is rotatable about an axis thereof in a first direction to bring the one or more cooperating connectors into connection with the one or more connectors. The attachment system further includes one or more locking elements which engage the one or more connectors after a predetermined amount of rotation of the body in the first direction to form a state of locked engagement. k release member is in rotatable connection with the body in a second direction, opposite the first direction, to cause the one or more locking elements to disengage from the one or more connectors of the interface so that the body can be rotated in the second direction to remove the attachment system from connection with the interface.
Systems and methods are provided for a helmet shell mounting assembly. A system includes a mounting component and a locking slider configured to interface with the mounting component when in an engaged position to secure an outer helmet shell to an inner helmet.
Systems and methods are provided for a helmet shell mounting assembly. A system includes a mounting component and a locking slider configured to interface with the mounting component when in an engaged position to secure an outer helmet shell to an inner helmet.
Systems and methods are provided for a fall limiting device. An embodiment includes a housing and a rotatable drum comprising an axle and two side portions, said rotatable drum comprising a single contiguous material piece. A retractable member is held, at least in part, within the housing via winding around the rotatable drum within the two side portions.
A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A CONSOLIDATED PFL OR SRL DRUM
Systems and methods are provided for a fall limiting device. An embodiment includes a housing and a rotatable drum comprising an axle and two side portions, said rotatable drum comprising a single contiguous material piece. A retractable member is held, at least in part, within the housing via winding around the rotatable drum within the two side portions.
A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
A connection arrangement for use with a wearable body harness includes a first connector having a first body component, a second body component, and an attachment element connected to each other by a rod having a longitudinal axis. The connection arrangement further includes a second connector removably connectable to the first connector. Each of the first body component, the second body component, and the attachment element are independently movable relative to each other about the longitudinal axis of the rod. The first connector and the second connector are removably connectable to each other via a locking and release mechanism between a first, locked configuration, where the first connector and the second connector are connected to each other, and a second, unlocked configuration, where the first connector and the second connector are disconnected from each other.
A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
A44B 11/00 - Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Protective headgear, namely, headgear being protective helmets, protective head guards for industrial, construction, including for use in confined spaces and working at heights, emergency response, and search and rescue purposes
32.
Determination of sensor operational status via sensor interrogation
A method of operating a gas sensor for a gas analyte including a sensing component includes, in a first mode, interrogating the sensor by periodically applying an electrical signal to the sensing component of the sensor, measuring sensor response to the electrical signal which is indicative of a sensitivity of the sensor each time the electrical signal is applied to the sensing component, determining whether one or more thresholds have been exceeded based upon the sensor response determined each time the electrical signal is applied to the sensing component, and entering a second mode, different from the first mode in analysis of the sensor response to the periodically applied electrical signals, if one or more thresholds are exceeded.
A system for detecting an analyte gas in an environment includes a first gas sensor, a first contaminant sensor separate and spaced from the first gas sensor, and electronic circuitry in electrical connection with the first gas sensor to determine if the analyte gas is present based on a response of the first gas sensor. The electronic circuitry is further in electrical connection with the first contaminant sensor to measure a response of the first contaminant sensor over time. The measured response of the first contaminant sensor varies with an amount of one or more contaminants to which the system has been exposed in the environment over time.
G01N 33/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups
G01N 27/16 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of an electrically-heated body in dependence upon change of temperature caused by burning or catalytic oxidation of surrounding material to be tested, e.g. of gas
G01N 27/404 - Cells with anode, cathode and cell electrolyte on the same side of a permeable membrane which separates them from the sample fluid
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Apparatus in the nature of gas sensors for indicating gas concentrations, apparatus in the nature of gas sensors for recording gas concentrations, air pressure regulators being automated pressure regulating valves for limiting maximum pressure in respiratory air supply systems, batteries and parts thereof; electric apparatus, namely, chargers for electric batteries for electric tools; one way and two way radio communication transmission apparatus and structural instruments and controls therefor; Technical measuring, testing and checking apparatus and instruments for detecting, measuring, analyzing and recording fluid flow, gas, mist, dust, pressure and temperature; respiratory protective apparatus, namely, reusable respirators and disposable respirators being respirators for the prevention of accident or injury; ear protective apparatus in the nature of ear phones and protective ear covering shields; gas calibrators for calibrating gas in gas detectors; downloadable software for operational management for use with gas detection sensors, gas calibrators, and vapor, gas, fire, and danger alarms, for measurement and analysis of vapor, gas, and fire, plume modeling, thermal imaging, flame detection, respiratory protection, and fall detection; protective industrial respiratory protective apparatus, namely, protective industrial escape respirators, air-purifying respirators, air-line respirators and self-contained breathing apparatus and structural parts thereof; protective wearing apparel for miners, industrial workers, firefighters and those engaged in hazardous pursuits, namely, headgear being protective helmets, hard hats, hard caps for protection from injury, protective winter headwear, namely, hard hats, headphones in the form of headbands, escape hoods; CDs, DVDs and internet streaming media, namely, downloadable video recordings in the field of occupational hazards featuring information regarding occupational hazards and equipment and procedures to reduce and eliminate such hazards and information as to the use, inspecting, testing, fitting, maintenance and repair of such equipment; personal safety and fall protection equipment other than for sports and not for use in vehicles, namely, harnesses, full body harnesses, lifelines for safety purposes, support belts for workers, safety belts in the nature of support belts for workers, safety lines for workers for fall protection, safety straps for fall protection, reels for protection of workers, self-retracting lanyards for fall protection, lanyards for safety purposes for fall protection, rope grabs as a fall arrest device for fall protection, fall restraint lanyards, shock absorbing lanyards and anchorage connectors for fall protection, energy absorbers for fall protection, fall arrest devices, namely, lanyards for safety purposes for fall protection, harnesses for safety purpose for fall protection, ladder climbing safety equipment, namely, ladder fall arresters for fall protection; confined space entry and retrieval equipment, namely, personnel and material handling hoists for fall protection, self-retracting lanyards with retrieval capability for fall protection, tripods for use with fall protection equipment, davits for fall protection for workers, rescue kits comprised of respirators for the prevention of accident or injury, retrieval equipment and first aid equipment in the nature of fall protection equipment, namely, anchors, harnesses, lines, lanyards, carabiners and anchorage connectors, and also personal rescue equipment in the nature of protective industrial respirators and self-contained breathing apparatus; batteries; battery chargers; voice amplifiers and voice transmitters being a sound transmitting apparatus; gas and hazardous vapor detectors for detecting the presence of gas and vapor and structural parts thereof; gas and hazardous vapor measurers being gas and vapor sensors for measuring gas concentration and structural parts thereof; apparatus of analyzing gas and hazardous vapor and structural parts thereof; gas and hazardous vapor monitors in the nature of electric sensors and structural parts thereof; gas and hazardous vapor recorders being an apparatus for measuring analyzing gas and vapor levels and structural parts thereof; fire and danger alarms for safety workers for fall prevention; eye and face protective apparatus, namely, gas masks, safety goggles, safety glasses being protective eyewear and workmen's protective face shields and frames therefor; hearing protection apparatus, namely, ear bands for safety protection for workers, headphones in the form of head bands, ear muffs and headsets for safety protection for workers, not for medical use; Personal safety equipment and fall protection equipment, namely, horizontal lifelines and vertical lifelines and descent devices being safety equipment that lower people at a controlled rate of speed; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of reports relating to workplace safety, safety awareness, hazard assessment, hazard remediation and operational performance; downloadable software for measuring workplace conditions and safety requirements in relation to workplace safety, safety awareness, hazard assessment, hazard remediation and operational performance; communication systems for respirators comprised of radio transmitters and receivers for use by an individual wearing a respirator; communications systems comprised of transmitters and receivers associated with radio, wireless and wireless network communications and telemetry, voice amplifiers and transmitters; electronic monitors being gas and fire detectors for monitoring gas and fire presence; detectors for gas, fire and flame; gas sensors for measuring gas concentration; controllers being electronic controllers for gas sensors; calibration stations comprised of electronic monitors for testing gas detectors and gas monitors; electronic detectors for detecting the presence of harmful chemical and biological, materials; accountability systems for personal alert safety comprised of personal alert safety system devices, namely, radio transmitters and receivers; protective sunshields in the form of polyurethane extensions which attach to workers’ headgear to protect the wearer's ears and neck from harmful sun rays; safety and protective clothing, namely, fire resistant hazardous material handling suits, reflective safety vests and hard hats; protective clothing, namely, safety vests to prevent bodily injury; protective helmets; head protection in the form of hard hats, protective helmets, and protective head caps for safety purposes; rescue hood being protective industrial respirators; Fire suit being turn out gear, namely, clothing for protection against fire; protective helmets for prevention of injury; protective fire helmets; hoods, gloves and coveralls for protection against accidents; personal safety and fall protection equipment, namely, rescue cradles and rescue ladders; personal alert safety systems comprised of electric sensors for measuring conditions of the surrounding environments and physical conditions of the user in hazardous environments by sensing chemical gas, detecting gas connectivity and sensing capability and presence of gas, sensing of compliance with system component usage guidelines and system parameters, and detecting connection to safety monitoring systems and telecommunications transmitters to notify others that a user is in distress or a dangerous condition has been encountered; gas masks with built-in air purifying apparatus and canisters; instruments for detecting toxic industrial chemicals, namely, toxic industrial chemical detectors; apparatus for indicating gas concentrations, apparatus for recording gas concentrations; electronic devices, namely, personal alert safety systems and fall detection systems and apparatus in the nature of personal emergency response systems for determining individual safety and detecting hazards by analyzing geo-fencing, wearer location, and physiological changes with transmitter to notify others that a user is in distress; fall detection systems and apparatus, namely, personal emergency response systems for determining individual safety and detecting hazards by analyzing geo-fencing, wearer location, and physiological change with transmitter to notify others that a user is in distress; downloadable software for control, operation, calibration and storage of information relating to a multipoint gas detector; self-contained breathing apparatus for industrial and firefighting use consisting of facepieces, regulators, compressed air tanks, harnesses and parts therefor; self-contained breathing apparatus for industrial and firefighting use consisting of air masks, regulators, compressed air tanks, harnesses, and parts therefor; apparatus and instruments for detecting, measuring, analyzing and recording fluid flow, air currents, gas, mist, dust, noise, pressure and temperature; sound measuring instruments, namely, sound level meters; fire extinguishing apparatus; electronic apparatus comprised of light, heat and motion sensors for detecting, arranging, monitoring, identifying, and determining direction and distance from emergency responders within a local wireless communication network that integrates sensors and apparatus data of other emergency responders for use in the fields of firefighting and search and rescue; voice communications equipment, namely, amplifiers for use with protective facepieces; protective wearing apparel for miners, industrial workers, firefighters and those engaged in hazardous pursuits, namely, headgear being protective helmets, hard hats, protective caps for safety purposes, winter headwear, namely, hard hats, headphones in the form of headbands, escape hoods, protective work gloves, protective work mittens, protective work mitts, protective work suits to prevent accidents and injury, coveralls for protection against accidents or injury, jackets for protection against accidents or injury, coats for protection against accidents or injury, pants for protection against accidents or injury, aprons for protection against accidents or injury, spats for protection against accidents or injury, leggings for protection against accidents or injury, foot protectors for protection against accidents or injury, leg protectors for protection against accidents or injury, toe protectors for protection against accidents or injury, knee pads for protection against accidents or injury, sleeve protectors for protection against accidents or injury, arm protectors for protection against accidents or injury, and structural parts therefor; luminous safety signs; fire blankets and cases therefor; Air quality measurement apparatus, namely, dust counting apparatus
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
(1) Personal safety and fall protection equipment, namely, harnesses, lifelines, safety belts, self-retracting lanyards, lanyards, energy absorbers, winches, fall arrest devices, guardrails, tripods, davits, rescue kits, and personal rescue equipment
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Assignment and de-assignment in portable devices via a charger
A management system includes a processor system in operative connection with a communication system. The communication system is configured to be in communicative connection with a gas monitoring system of an entity. The gas monitoring system further includes one or more portable gas detection instruments which include one or more gas sensors and a rechargeable battery system. The gas monitoring system further includes one or more chargers configured to charge the rechargeable battery system of each of the portable gas detection instruments. The management system further includes a memory system in operative connection with the processor system. The memory system includes an algorithm executable by the processor system stored therein and a database associated with the algorithm stored therein, which includes data identifying each of the chargers as an asset of the entity and each of the portable gas detection instruments as an asset of the entity.
G01N 33/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
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(1) Personal safety and fall protection equipment, namely, harnesses, lifelines, safety belts, self-retracting lanyards, lanyards, energy absorbers, winches, fall arrest devices, guardrails, tripods, davits, rescue kits, and personal rescue equipment
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ASSIGNMENT AND DE-ASSIGNMENT IN PORTABLE DEVICES VIA A CHARGER
A management system includes a processor system in operative connection with a communication system. The communication system is configured to be in communicative connection with a gas monitoring system of an entity. The gas monitoring system further includes one or more portable gas detection instruments which include one or more gas sensors and a rechargeable battery system. The gas monitoring system further includes one or more chargers configured to charge the rechargeable battery system of each of the portable gas detection instruments. The management system further includes a memory system in operative connection with the processor system. The memory' system includes an algorithm executable by the processor system stored therein and a database associated with the algorithm stored therein, which includes data identifying each of the chargers as an asset of the entity and each of the portable gas detection instruments as an asset of the entity.
A management system includes a processor system in operative connection with a communication system. The communication system is configured to be in communicative connection with a gas monitoring system of an entity. The gas monitoring system further includes one or more portable gas detection instruments which include one or more gas sensors and a rechargeable battery system. The gas monitoring system further includes one or more chargers configured to charge the rechargeable battery system of each of the portable gas detection instruments. The management system further includes a memory system in operative connection with the processor system. The memory' system includes an algorithm executable by the processor system stored therein and a database associated with the algorithm stored therein, which includes data identifying each of the chargers as an asset of the entity and each of the portable gas detection instruments as an asset of the entity.
A self-contained breathing apparatus includes at least one air tank having a regulator, and a back plate configured to removably receive the air tank. The back plate has a plate having a tank engagement surface for engaging at least a portion of an air tank, a receiving cradle on the plate configured to receive the regulator of an air tank, and a locking mechanism associated with the cradle and/or the plate for releasably locking the regulator and/or the cradle relative to the plate. The locking mechanism has at least one locking member configured to move between a first locked position, wherein the locking member engages the regulator and/or cradle to restrict removal of the regulator and/or the receiving cradle from the plate, and a second unlocked position, wherein the locking member disengages from the regulator and/or the cradle to permit removal of the regulator and/or the cradle from the plate.
A self-contained breathing apparatus includes at least one air tank having a regulator, and a back plate configured to removably receive the air tank. The back plate has a plate having a tank engagement surface for engaging at least a portion of an air tank, a receiving cradle on the plate configured to receive the regulator of an air tank, and a locking mechanism associated with the cradle and/or the plate for releasably locking the regulator and/or the cradle relative to the plate. The locking mechanism has at least one locking member configured to move between a first locked position, wherein the locking member engages the regulator and/or cradle to restrict removal of the regulator and/or the receiving cradle from the plate, and a second unlocked position, wherein the locking member disengages from the regulator and/or the cradle to permit removal of the regulator and/or the cradle from the plate.
A self-contained breathing apparatus includes at least one air tank having a regulator, and a back plate configured to removably receive the air tank. The back plate has a plate having a tank engagement surface for engaging at least a portion of an air tank, a receiving cradle on the plate configured to receive the regulator of an air tank, and a locking mechanism associated with the cradle and/or the plate for releasably locking the regulator and/or the cradle relative to the plate. The locking mechanism has at least one locking member configured to move between a first locked position, wherein the locking member engages the regulator and/or cradle to restrict removal of the regulator and/or the receiving cradle from the plate, and a second unlocked position, wherein the locking member disengages from the regulator and/or the cradle to permit removal of the regulator and/or the cradle from the plate.
A fall protection compliance system includes a connection structure configured for interfacing an anchor structure and a connection sensor associated with the connection structure. The connection sensor includes an accelerometer or a pressure switch, where the connection sensor is configured to monitor continued connection of the connection structure to the anchor structure over a period of time and to output a signal indicating said continued connection.
G01P 15/09 - Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces with conversion into electric or magnetic values by piezoelectric pick-up
A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
G01P 15/18 - Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration in two or more dimensions
G08B 3/10 - Audible signalling systems; Audible personal calling systems using electromagnetic transmission
G08B 5/36 - Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied using electromagnetic transmission using visible light sources
A method of operating a sensor system including at least one sensor to detect a first gas analyte and a control system includes electronically interrogating the sensor to determine the operational status thereof and, based upon the results of the electronic interrogation, the control system initiating an automated maintenance procedure for the sensor.
A method of detecting at least a blockage status in a porous member separating a measurement chamber of a device including a gas sensor positioned within the measurement chamber which is responsive to an analyte in an ambient environment to be sampled, includes emitting pressure waves from a pressure wave source which travel within the measurement chamber, measuring a first response via a first sensor responsive to pressure waves positioned at a first position within the measurement chamber, measuring a second response via a second sensor at a second position, different from the first position, and in fluid connection with the pressure wave source, determining the blockage status of the porous member based upon a functional relation of the first response and the second response.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Personal safety equipment for fall protection, fall restraint, and fall arrest, namely, harnesses, lifelines, self-retracting lanyards and lanyards for safety purposes and fall protection, safety belts being harnesses for fall arrest, energy absorbers being cable-mounted shock absorbers as part of a lifeline system for protection against falls, and fall arrest devices in the nature of anchorage connectors and carabiners; Personal safety and fall protection equipment being personal rescue equipment in the nature of non-explosive and non-pyrotechnic rescue flares, oxygen breathing units, and fire blankets; personal safety and fall protection equipment, namely, rescue kits consisting of harnesses and carabiners being fall equipment for fall restraint and fall arrest, oxygen breathing units, and rescue laser signaling flares; Personal safety and fall protection equipment, namely, tripods being anchors for fall arrest and fall restraint lifeline systems
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TWO-PART LOCKING POLYMER HUB FOR CABLE SELF-RETRACTING DEVICE
Provided is a self-retracting device (10) including a rotatable hub assembly (100). The rotatable hub assembly (100) includes a first half (200) and a second half (300). The first half (200) includes a slot for an axle (16). The second half includes (300) a retraction member (20) and a slot for the axle (16). The self-retracting device (10) also includes an axle (16) with a body extending through the slot of the first half (200) and the slot of the second half (300) and a line (22). A first end of the line (22) includes a loop (410), wherein the loop (410) is between the first half (200) and the second half (300) and the axle body extends through an opening defined by the loop (410). The rotatable hub assembly (100) is configured to retract the line (22) when the rotatable hub assembly (100) moves in the first rotational direction and pay out the line (22) when the rotatable hub assembly (100) moves in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction.
A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
B65H 75/22 - Constructional details with removable parts
B65H 75/28 - Arrangements for securing ends of material
Provided is a self-retracting device including a rotatable hub assembly. The rotatable hub assembly includes a first half and a second half. The first half includes a slot for an axle. The second half includes a retraction member and a slot for the axle. The self-retracting device also includes an axle with a body extending through the slot of the first half and the slot of the second half and a line. A first end of the line includes a loop, wherein the loop is between the first half and the second half and the axle body extends through an opening defined by the loop. The rotatable hub assembly is configured to retract the line when the rotatable hub assembly moves in the first rotational direction and pay out the line when the rotatable hub assembly moves in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction.
A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
49.
TWO-PART LOCKING POLYMER HUB FOR CABLE SELF-RETRACTING DEVICE
Provided is a self-retracting device (10) including a rotatable hub assembly (100). The rotatable hub assembly (100) includes a first half (200) and a second half (300). The first half (200) includes a slot for an axle (16). The second half includes (300) a retraction member (20) and a slot for the axle (16). The self-retracting device (10) also includes an axle (16) with a body extending through the slot of the first half (200) and the slot of the second half (300) and a line (22). A first end of the line (22) includes a loop (410), wherein the loop (410) is between the first half (200) and the second half (300) and the axle body extends through an opening defined by the loop (410). The rotatable hub assembly (100) is configured to retract the line (22) when the rotatable hub assembly (100) moves in the first rotational direction and pay out the line (22) when the rotatable hub assembly (100) moves in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction.
B65H 75/28 - Arrangements for securing ends of material
B65H 75/22 - Constructional details with removable parts
A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
50.
Safety device for providing output to an individual associated with a hazardous environment
Provided are computer-implemented systems and methods for a device that includes at least one processor programmed or configured to receive one or more messages from a device in an transmit state, the one or more messages comprising a first message received at a first power level, the first message comprising data associated with a power level at which the first message was transmitted by the transmitting device, and a second messages received at a second power level, the second message comprising data associated with a power level at which the second message was transmitted by the transmitting device. The processor is further configured to determine a heading toward the transmitting device based on the first message and the second message; and output data associated with an indication of the heading toward the transmitting device.
G01S 13/89 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
H01Q 3/26 - Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
H01Q 21/20 - Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart the units being spaced along, or adjacent to, a curvilinear path
H04B 10/112 - Line-of-sight transmission over an extended range
A self-retracting device includes a housing assembly having a first housing cover removably connectable to a second housing cover. The self-retracting device further includes a rotatable hub received within an interior of the housing assembly and having a line associated therewith, and retraction member received within an interior of the housing assembly between the rotatable hub and the first housing cover. The self-retracting device further includes an axle having a first end fixedly but removably connected to the first housing cover, a body extending through the retraction member and the rotatable hub, and a second end in engagement with at least a portion of the rotatable hub.
A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
B65H 75/40 - Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material mobile or transportable
A self-retracting device includes a housing assembly having a first housing cover removably connectable to a second housing cover. The self-retracting device further includes a rotatable hub received within an interior of the housing assembly and having a line associated therewith, and retraction member received within an interior of the housing assembly between the rotatable hub and the first housing cover. The self-retracting device further includes an axle having a first end fixedly but removably connected to the first housing cover, a body extending through the retraction member and the rotatable hub, and a second end in engagement with at least a portion of the rotatable hub.
A62B 1/08 - Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like by making use of rope-lowering devices with brake mechanisms for the winches or pulleys
A62B 1/12 - Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like by making use of rope-lowering devices with brake mechanisms for the winches or pulleys hydraulically operated
A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
A self-retracting device includes a housing assembly having a first housing cover removably connectable to a second housing cover. The self-retracting device further includes a rotatable hub received within an interior of the housing assembly and having a line associated therewith, and retraction member received within an interior of the housing assembly between the rotatable hub and the first housing cover. The self-retracting device further includes an axle having a first end fixedly but removably connected to the first housing cover, a body extending through the retraction member and the rotatable hub, and a second end in engagement with at least a portion of the rotatable hub.
A62B 1/08 - Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like by making use of rope-lowering devices with brake mechanisms for the winches or pulleys
A62B 1/12 - Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like by making use of rope-lowering devices with brake mechanisms for the winches or pulleys hydraulically operated
A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
A breathing apparatus includes a tank containing pressurized breathing gas, a regulator having an inlet connected to the tank, an outlet for providing breathing gas to a user, and a valve configured for controlling a flow of breathing gas between the inlet and the outlet. A facepiece includes a first port for connecting with the outlet of the regulator, a second port adapted to be connected to an air purifying system, and an exhalation valve. A pneumatic pressure adjustment assembly is in operative connection with the exhalation valve, and has a first pneumatic connection in operative connection with a second pneumatic connection in the regulator. The pneumatic pressure adjustment assembly is operable to adjust the internal facepiece pressure for opening the exhalation valve based on whether breathing gas is delivered to the pneumatic pressure adjustment assembly. An alignment mechanism is provided for aligning the regulator with the facepiece.
A breathing apparatus includes a tank containing pressurized breathing gas, a regulator having an inlet connected to the tank, an outlet for providing breathing gas to a user, and a valve configured for controlling a flow of breathing gas between the inlet and the outlet. A facepiece includes a first port for connecting with the outlet of the regulator, a second port adapted to be connected to an air purifying system, and an exhalation valve. A pneumatic pressure adjustment assembly is in operative connection with the exhalation valve, and has a first pneumatic connection in operative connection with a second pneumatic connection in the regulator. The pneumatic pressure adjustment assembly is operable to adjust the internal facepiece pressure for opening the exhalation valve based on whether breathing gas is delivered to the pneumatic pressure adjustment assembly. An alignment mechanism is provided for aligning the regulator with the facepiece.
A breathing apparatus includes a tank containing pressurized breathing gas, a regulator having an inlet connected to the tank, an outlet for providing breathing gas to a user, and a valve configured for controlling a flow of breathing gas between the inlet and the outlet. A facepiece includes a first port for connecting with the outlet of the regulator, a second port adapted to be connected to an air purifying system, and an exhalation valve. A pneumatic pressure adjustment assembly is in operative connection with the exhalation valve, and has a first pneumatic connection in operative connection with a second pneumatic connection in the regulator. The pneumatic pressure adjustment assembly is operable to adjust the internal facepiece pressure for opening the exhalation valve based on whether breathing gas is delivered to the pneumatic pressure adjustment assembly. An alignment mechanism is provided for aligning the regulator with the facepiece.
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Goods & Services
Multipoint gas detector controller; software for control, operation, calibration and storage of information relating to a multipoint gas detector. Software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software for use by others in connection with gas detection, measurement and analysis; calibration, consulting services in the field of gas detection, measurement and analysis; technical consultation in the field of engineering services; computer software consultancy, cloud computing, computer programming, data conversion of computer programs and data, maintenance of computer software, and quality control of safety products and installed software safety services.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Gas analyzers for indicating oxygen or toxic gases in atmosphere. Software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software for use by others in connection with gas detection, measurement and analysis; calibration, consulting services in the field of gas detection, measurement and analysis; technical consultation in the field of workplace safety and hazard detection engineering services; computer software consultancy in the field of workplace safety and hazard detection; cloud computing featuring software for use in database management in the field of workplace safety and hazard detection, or for use as a spreadsheet in the field of workplace safety and hazard detection; data conversion of computer programs and data, other than physical conversion, in the field of workplace safety and hazard detection; maintenance of computer software in the field of workplace safety and hazard detection; and quality control of safety products and installed software safety services in the field of workplace safety and hazard detection.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Personal safety and fall protection equipment for fall restraint in fall arrest, namely, harnesses, lifelines, safety belts other than for vehicles, self-retracting lanyards, energy absorbers, fall arrest devices in the nature of lines. Software as a service (saas) services, namely, hosting software for use by others in connection with monitoring use and status of lifielines, energy absorbers and fall arrest devices in the nature of lines; calibration, consulting services in the field of lifielines, energy absorbers and fall arrest devices in the nature of lines; technical consultation in the field of engineering services; computer software consultancy, cloud computing, computer programming, data conversion of computer programs and data, maintenance of computer software, and quality control of safety products and installed software safety services.
A respirator mask includes a face piece configured for contacting at least a portion of a face of a user, a head harness for attaching the respirator mask to a head of the user, at least one opening on the face piece, and at least one filter associated with the opening on the face piece. The at least one filter is configured to facilitate a passage of ambient air to an interior of the face piece in a first direction. The at least one filter is further configured to facilitate a passage of air exhaled by the user wearing the respirator mask in a second direction opposite the first direction from the interior of the face piece to the ambient air and reduce a passage of aerosolized particulate matter exhaled by the user in the second direction.
A respirator mask includes a face piece configured for contacting at least a portion of a face of a user, a head harness for attaching the respirator mask to a head of the user, at least one opening on the face piece, and at least one filter associated with the opening on the face piece. The at least one filter is configured to facilitate a passage of ambient air to an interior of the face piece in a first direction. The at least one filter is further configured to facilitate a passage of air exhaled by the user wearing the respirator mask in a second direction opposite the first direction from the interior of the face piece to the ambient air and reduce a passage of aerosolized particulate matter exhaled by the user in the second direction.
An open path gas detector for detecting the presence of a target gas (12) in the presence of fog or water vapor. A transmitter (30) transmits flashes (32) of optical energy along a path (10) in an area under surveillance, including energy at a sample wavelength region, which is absorbed by the target gas (12), at a reference wavelength region not significantly absorbed by the target gas, and at a synchronization wavelength region different from the sample and reference wavelengths. A receiver (40) includes a sample channel responsive to the optical energy at the sample wavelength region, a reference channel responsive to optical energy at the reference wavelength region, and a third synchronization channel responsive to the optical energy at the synchronization wavelength region. The receiver (40) detects the target gas (12) and synchronizes operation of the receiver (40) to the transmitter flashes (32) of optical energy using the output of the synchronization channel.
G01N 21/31 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry
G01N 21/3504 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light for analysing gases, e.g. multi-gas analysis
63.
OPEN PATH GAS DETECTOR WITH SYNCHRONOUS PULSE DETECTION
An open path gas detector for detecting the presence of a target gas (12) in the presence of fog or water vapor. A transmitter (30) transmits flashes (32) of optical energy along a path (10) in an area under surveillance, including energy at a sample wavelength region, which is absorbed by the target gas (12), at a reference wavelength region not significantly absorbed by the target gas, and at a synchronization wavelength region different from the sample and reference wavelengths. A receiver (40) includes a sample channel responsive to the optical energy at the sample wavelength region, a reference channel responsive to optical energy at the reference wavelength region, and a third synchronization channel responsive to the optical energy at the synchronization wavelength region. The receiver (40) detects the target gas (12) and synchronizes operation of the receiver (40) to the transmitter flashes (32) of optical energy using the output of the synchronization channel.
G01N 21/31 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry
G01N 21/3504 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light for analysing gases, e.g. multi-gas analysis
64.
Open path gas detector with synchronous flash detection
An open path gas detector for detecting the presence of a target gas in the presence of fog or water vapor. A transmitter transmits flashes of optical energy along a path in an area under surveillance, including energy at a sample wavelength region at which the target gas is absorbed, at a reference wavelength region not significantly absorbed by the target gas, and at a synchronization wavelength region different from the first and second wavelengths. A receiver includes a sample channel responsive to the optical energy at the sample wavelength region, a reference channel responsive to optical energy at the reference wavelength region, and a third synchronization channel responsive to the optical energy at the synchronization wavelength region. The receiver detects the target gas and synchronizes operation of the receiver to the transmitter flashes of optical energy using the output of the synchronization channel.
G01N 21/35 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light
G01N 21/3504 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light for analysing gases, e.g. multi-gas analysis
H01J 61/16 - Selection of substances for gas fillings; Specified operating pressure or temperature having helium, argon, neon, krypton, or xenon as the principle constituent
G01N 21/31 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry
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35 - Advertising and business services
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
Goods & Services
Personal safety and fall protection equipment, namely, safety harnesses other than for vehicles or sports purposes, full body harnesses, lifelines, self-retracting lanyards being fall protection equipment for fall restraint and arrest, lanyards being fall protection equipment for fall restraint and arrest, energy absorbers for fall protection, winches, guard rails and tripods; protective headgear; protective helmets for firefighters and other rescue personnel; Instruments for detecting toxic industrial chemicals and chemical warfare agents, namely, toxic industrial chemical and chemical warfare agent detectors; detectors for gas, fire and flame; gas sensors; controllers for gas sensors; calibration stations comprised of electronic monitors for testing gas detectors and gas monitors; electronic detectors for detecting the presence of harmful chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials; fire alarms; thermal imaging cameras; air-purifying respirators not for medical purposes; powered air-purifying respirators not for medical purposes; accountability systems for personal alert safety comprised of PASS (personal alert safety system) devices, radio transmitters and receivers; protective face shields and frames therefor; protective eyewear; safety goggles; safety glasses; sunshields in the form of polyurethane extensions which attach to headgear to protect the wearer's ears and neck from harmful sun rays; hearing protection headsets, ear muffs, ear bands, ear plugs and head bands all not for medical use; protective clothing to prevent bodily injury in the nature of safety vests; protective helmets; protective helmets for prevention of injury; fire helmets; winter liners for protective helmets; hoods, gloves and coveralls for protection against accidents; support belts for workers, shock absorbing lanyards, lanyard shock absorbers, anchorage connectors, horizontal life lines, ladder climbing fall arresters, rescue cradles and rescue ladders; confined space entry and rescue equipment for fall protection of users, namely, self-retracting lanyards with retrieval capability, portable tripods and davits all for fall protection; Apparatus for indicating gas concentrations, apparatus for recording gas concentrations; downloadable software for use with gas detection, gas calibrators, vapor, gas, fire, and danger alarms, measurement and analysis; thermal imagining cameras; respiratory protective apparatus; electronic hearing protection incorporated into a communications systems associated with radio communications and telemetry; electronic devices, namely, personal alert safety systems (PASS), fall detection systems and apparatus, utilizing physiological monitoring equipment, location determination and geo-fencing; Multipoint gas detector controller; software for control, operation, calibration and storage of information relating to a multipoint gas detector; Helmets, namely, safety helmets particularly for firefighters and other rescue personnel; Self-contained breathing apparatus for industrial and firefighting use consisting of facepieces, regulators, compressed air tanks, harnesses and parts therefor; Self-contained breathing apparatus for industrial and firefighting use consisting of air masks, regulators, compressed air tanks, harnesses, and parts therefor; communication apparatus and instruments and controls therefor; apparatus and instruments for detecting, measuring, analyzing and recording fluid flow, air currents, gas, mist, dust, noise, pressure and temperature; sound measuring instruments; eye, ear, head and face protective apparatus; fire extinguishing apparatus; communication systems for respirators comprised of radio transmitters and receivers for use by an individual wearing a respirator; electronic monitors for monitoring gas and fire presence; Electronic apparatus comprised of light, heat and motion sensors for detecting, arranging, monitoring, identifying, and determining direction and distance to emergency responders, positioning, wireless communication in a local network, and integrating sensors and apparatus of emergency responders, in the fields of firefighting and search and rescue; voice communications equipment, namely, amplifiers for use with protective facepieces; Protective Wearing Apparel for Miners, Industrial Workers, Firefighters and Those Engaged in Hazardous Pursuits-Namely, Headgear, Hats, Caps, Winter Headwear, Headbands, Hoods, Gloves, Mittens, Mitts, Suits, Coveralls, Jackets, Coats, Pants, Aprons, Spats, Leggings, Foot Protectors, Leg Protectors, Toe Protectors, Knee Pads, Sleeve Protectors, Arm Protectors, and Parts Therefor; Safety Signs; Fire Blankets and Cases Therefor; Safety goggles, safety spectacles, dust counting apparatus, apparatus for indicating gas concentrations, apparatus for recording gas concentrations, gas detectors. and parts therefor. Dissemination of advertising and commercial scheduling and managing of training courses and programs for others via a global computer network. Education services, namely, training others in the fields of gas detection, safety products and fall protection equipment, and protective headgear; training in the use of gas detectors, safety products and fall protection equipment, and protective headgear. Software as a service (SAAS) services, namely, hosting software for use by others in connection with gas detection, safety products and fall protection equipment and protective headgear; calibration in the field of gas detection; consulting services in the fields of gas detection, safety products and fall protection equipment, and protective headgear; technical consultation in the field of engineering services; computer software consultancy, cloud computing, computer programming, data conversion of computer programs and data, maintenance of computer software, and quality control of safety products and installed software safety services; all the afore-mentioned services related to the fields of gas detection, safety products and fall protection equipment, and protective headgear. Rental of gas detectors, safety products and fall protection equipment, and protective headgear.
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
07 - Machines and machine tools
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
Goods & Services
Guard rails of metal Winches Personal safety and fall protection equipment, namely, safety harnesses other than for vehicles or sports purposes, full body harnesses, lifelines, self-retracting lanyards being fall protection equipment for fall restraint and arrest, lanyards being fall protection equipment for fall restraint and arrest, shock absorbers for fall protection and tripods; protective helmet headgear; protective helmets for firefighters and other rescue personnel; Instruments for detecting toxic industrial chemicals and chemical warfare agents, namely, toxic industrial chemical and chemical warfare agent detectors; detectors for gas, fire and flame; gas sensors for measuring gas concentration; controllers for gas sensors; calibration stations comprised of electronic monitors for testing gas detectors and gas monitors; electronic detectors for detecting the presence of harmful chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials; fire alarms; thermal imaging cameras; air purifying respirators not for medical purposes; powered air-purifying respirators not for medical purposes; accountability systems for personal alert safety comprised of PASS (personal alert safety system) devices, radio transmitters and receivers; protective face shields and frames therefor; protective eyewear; safety goggles; safety glasses; sunshields in the form of polyurethane extensions which attach to headgear to protect the wearer's ears and neck from harmful sun rays; hearing protection, namely, helmet-mounted earmuffs; protective clothing to prevent bodily injury in the nature of safety vests; protective helmets; protective helmets for prevention of injury; fire helmets; winter liners for protective helmets; hoods, gloves and coveralls for protection against accidents; support belts for workers, shock absorbing lanyards, lanyard shock absorbers, anchorage connectors, horizontal life lines, ladder climbing fall arresters, rescue cradles and rescue ladders; confined space entry and rescue equipment for fall protection of users, namely, self-retracting lanyards with retrieval capability, portable tripods and davits all for fall protection; Apparatus for indicating gas concentrations, apparatus for recording gas concentrations; downloadable software for database management and analysis of data for use with gas detection, gas calibrators, vapor, gas, fire, and danger alarms, measurement and analysis; respiratory protective apparatus; electronic hearing protection incorporated into a communications systems associated with radio communications and telemetry; electronic devices, namely, personal alert safety systems (PASS), fall detection systems and apparatus, utilizing physiological monitoring equipment, location determination and geo-fencing; Multipoint gas detector controller; downloadable software for control, operation, calibration and storage of information relating to a multipoint gas detector; Helmets, namely, safety helmets particularly for firefighters and other rescue personnel; Self-contained breathing apparatus for industrial and firefighting use consisting of facepieces, regulators, compressed air tanks, harnesses and parts therefor; Self-contained breathing apparatus for industrial and firefighting use consisting of air masks, regulators, compressed air tanks, harnesses, and parts therefor; communication apparatus and instruments and controls therefor; apparatus and instruments for detecting, measuring, analyzing and recording fluid flow, air currents, gas, mist, dust, noise, pressure and temperature; sound measuring instruments; respiratory protective apparatus; eye, ear, head and face protective apparatus; fire extinguishing apparatus; communication systems for respirators comprised of radio transmitters and receivers for use by an individual wearing a respirator; electronic monitors for monitoring gas and fire presence; Electronic apparatus comprised of light, heat and motion sensors for detecting, arranging, monitoring, identifying, and determining direction and distance to emergency responders, positioning, wireless communication in a local network, and integrating sensors and apparatus of emergency responders, in the fields of firefighting and search and rescue; voice communications equipment, namely, amplifiers for use with protective facepieces; Protective Wearing Apparel for Miners, Industrial Workers, Firefighters and Those Engaged in Hazardous Pursuits, Namely, Headgear, Hats, Caps, Winter Headwear, Headbands, Hoods, Gloves, Mittens, Mitts, Suits, Coveralls, Jackets, Coats, Pants, Aprons, Spats, Leggings, Foot Protectors, Leg Protectors, Toe Protectors, Knee Pads, Sleeve Protectors, Arm Protectors, and structural Parts Therefor; luminous Safety Signs; Fire Blankets and Cases Therefor; Safety goggles, safety spectacles, dust counting apparatus, apparatus for indicating gas concentrations, apparatus for recording gas concentrations, gas detectors, and structural parts therefor. Dissemination of advertising, scheduling and managing of training courses and programs for others via a global computer network Rental of gas detectors Education services, namely, training others in the fields of gas detection, safety products and fall protection equipment, and protective headgear; training in the use of gas detectors, safety products and fall protection equipment, and protective headgear Software as a service (SAAS) services, namely, hosting software for use by others for inventory management, instrument diagnostics, monitoring, maintenance and updating PPE equipment embedded software in the fields of gas detection, safety products and fall protection equipment and protective headgear Rental of fall protection equipment, namely, protective helmets and clothing; consulting services in the field of hazardous gas safety and fall protection equipment to protect body
A safety helmet includes an outer shell configured for surrounding a head of a user, and an infrared reflective layer disposed in an interior of the outer shell. The infrared reflective layer is configured for reflecting at a least a portion of incident infrared radiation transmitted through the outer shell. The infrared reflective layer has infrared reflectivity of at least 40%. The safety helmet further may have an evaporative cooling pad positioned within a cavity defined by the inner surface of the outer shell. A method of manufacturing a safety helmet is also disclosed.
A safety helmet includes an outer shell configured for surrounding a head of a user, and an infrared reflective layer disposed in an interior of the outer shell. The infrared reflective layer is configured for reflecting at a least a portion of incident infrared radiation transmitted through the outer shell. The infrared reflective layer has infrared reflectivity of at least 40%. The safety helmet further may have an evaporative cooling pad positioned within a cavity defined by the inner surface of the outer shell. A method of manufacturing a safety helmet is also disclosed.
A safety helmet includes an outer shell configured for surrounding a head of a user, and an infrared reflective layer disposed in an interior of the outer shell. The infrared reflective layer is configured for reflecting at a least a portion of incident infrared radiation transmitted through the outer shell. The infrared reflective layer has infrared reflectivity of at least 40%. The safety helmet further may have an evaporative cooling pad positioned within a cavity defined by the inner surface of the outer shell. A method of manufacturing a safety helmet is also disclosed.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Personal safety and fall protection equipment for fall restraint in fall arrest, namely, harnesses, lifelines for horizontal or vertical movement to which a worker is attached for protection against fall hazards, safety belts other than for vehicles, self-retracting lanyards, shock absorbers, fall arrest devices in the nature of lines Software as a service (SAAS) services, namely, hosting software for use by others in connection with monitoring use and status of lifelines, energy absorbers and fall arrest devices in the nature of lines; calibration; consulting services in the field of calibration of lifelines, energy absorbers and fall arrest devices in the nature of lines; technical consultation in the field of safety engineering services; cloud computing featuring software for use in database management, for use as a spreadsheet or in the field of safety and workplace hazard management; quality control for others, namely, quality control of safety products and installed software safety services, all of the foregoing excluding the field of video endoscopy
A method of detecting at least a partial blockage in a porous member separating a first volume from a second volume or inner chamber of a device includes emitting pressure waves within the inner chamber by changing a volume of the inner chamber, measuring a response via a pressure sensor responsive to pressure waves positioned within the inner chamber, and determining if at least a partial blockage is present in the porous member based upon the response of the pressure sensor.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Multipoint gas detector electrical controller; Downloadable computer software for control, operation, calibration and storage of information relating to a multipoint gas detector Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for control, operation, calibration and storage of information relating to a multipoint gas detector; Software as a service (SAAS) services, namely, hosting software for use by others in connection with gas detection, measurement and analysis; calibration; consulting services in the field of gas detection in the nature of workplace safety, measurement and analysis of the presence of gas for workplace safety; Technical consultation in the field of industrial engineering services; Cloud computing featuring software for use in the control, operation, calibration and storage of information relating to a multipoint gas detector; Quality control for others, namely, quality control of safety products and installed software safety services
75.
OPERATION OF COMBUSTIBLE GAS SENSOR IN A DYNAMIC MODE WITH A CONSTANT RESISTANCE SETPOINT
A method of operating a sensing element including a heating element in operative connection with electronic circuitry, wherein the sensing element forms a resistive element in a circuit of the electronic circuitry, includes, in at least a first phase, activating the electronic circuitry to heat the sensing element to a temperature at which the sensing element is responsive to an analyte gas via energy input to the heating element in a pulsed manner. A constant resistance setpoint is set for the sensing element and energy through the circuit is variably controlled via the pulsed energy input toward achieving the constant resistance setpoint. The method further includes measuring a response of the sensing element over time to the pulsed energy input.
G01N 27/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance
G01N 27/16 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of an electrically-heated body in dependence upon change of temperature caused by burning or catalytic oxidation of surrounding material to be tested, e.g. of gas
76.
Operation of combustible gas sensor in a dynamic mode with a constant resistance setpoint
A method of operating a sensing element including a heating element in operative connection with electronic circuitry, wherein the sensing element forms a resistive element in a circuit of the electronic circuitry, includes, in at least a first phase, activating the electronic circuitry to heat the sensing element to a temperature at which the sensing element is responsive to an analyte gas via energy input to the heating element in a pulsed manner. A constant resistance setpoint is set for the sensing element and energy through the circuit is variably controlled via the pulsed energy input toward achieving the constant resistance setpoint. The method further includes measuring a response of the sensing element over time to the pulsed energy input.
G01N 27/18 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of an electrically-heated body in dependence upon change of temperature caused by changes in the thermal conductivity of a surrounding material to be tested
G01N 27/16 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of an electrically-heated body in dependence upon change of temperature caused by burning or catalytic oxidation of surrounding material to be tested, e.g. of gas
77.
Dynamic comparative diagnostics for catalytic structures and combustible gas sensors including catalytic structures
A combustible gas sensor for detecting an analyte gas includes a first element including a first electric heating element, a first support structure on the first electric heating element and a first catalyst supported on the first support structure and electronic circuitry in electrical connection with the first element. The electronic circuitry is configured to provide energy to the first element to heat the first element to at least a first temperature at which the first catalyst catalyzes combustion of the analyte gas and to determine if the analyte gas is present based on a response of the first element to being heated to at least the first temperature. The electronic circuitry is further configured to apply an interrogation pulse to the first element in which energy to the first element is increased or decreased to induce an associated response from the first element.
G01N 27/16 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of an electrically-heated body in dependence upon change of temperature caused by burning or catalytic oxidation of surrounding material to be tested, e.g. of gas
G01N 33/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups
78.
OPERATION OF COMBUSTIBLE GAS SENSOR IN A DYNAMIC MODE WITH A CONSTANT RESISTANCE SETPOINT
A method of operating a sensing element including a heating element in operative connection with electronic circuitry, wherein the sensing element forms a resistive element in a circuit of the electronic circuitry, includes, in at least a first phase, activating the electronic circuitry to heat the sensing element to a temperature at which the sensing element is responsive to an analyte gas via energy input to the heating element in a pulsed manner. A constant resistance setpoint is set for the sensing element and energy through the circuit is variably controlled via the pulsed energy input toward achieving the constant resistance setpoint. The method further includes measuring a response of the sensing element over time to the pulsed energy input.
G01N 27/16 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of an electrically-heated body in dependence upon change of temperature caused by burning or catalytic oxidation of surrounding material to be tested, e.g. of gas
A system includes a system housing including an inlet, at least one gas sensor responsive to a first analyte gas other than oxygen within the system housing and in fluid connection with the inlet, and a sensor responsive to oxygen within the system housing and in fluid connection with the inlet. The sensor responsive to oxygen is formed to be chemically separate from the at least one gas sensor responsive to the first analyte gas other than oxygen. The sensor responsive to oxygen is responsive to a change in the concentration of oxygen arising from creation of a driving force in the vicinity of the inlet to provide an indication of a state of a transport path between the inlet of the system and the at least one gas sensor responsive to the first analyte gas other than oxygen.
A system includes a two-conductor loop in which the loop current or current signal is controlled by a loop current controller to be proportional to a signal output from a sensor. The system further includes energy harvesting circuity in electrical connection with the two-conductor loop which includes a second current controller in parallel electrical connection with the loop current controller and a power converter in electrical connection with the second current controller. The second current controls a portion of current drawn from the two-conductor loop and delivered to the power converter from an output port thereof. The portion of the current drawn from the two-conductor loop is returned to the loop current controller from the energy harvesting circuit. Noise in the portion of the current drawn from the two-conductor loop by the second current controller is controlled by the second current controller to be below a predetermined threshold.
H02J 50/80 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
G01R 19/00 - Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof
G01R 27/02 - Measuring real or complex resistance, reactance, impedance, or other two-pole characteristics derived therefrom, e.g. time constant
G06F 1/3203 - Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
A system includes a primary combustible gas sensor and a trigger combustible gas sensor including a first trigger element of low-thermal-mass which includes a first trigger heating element in operative connection with electronic circuitry. The trigger combustible gas sensor also includes a second trigger element of low thermal mass including a second trigger heating element. The second trigger element is also in operative connection with the electronic circuitry. The electronic circuitry further has a first trigger mode of operating in which the first trigger element is heated to a temperature at or above a temperature at which the first trigger element causes combustion of the at least one combustible gas analyte and wherein the second trigger element is operated as a trigger compensating element. The electronic circuitry is configured to operate the trigger combustible gas sensor to detect a value of a response at or above a threshold value. The primary combustible gas sensor is activated from a low-power state upon the threshold value being detected by the trigger combustible gas sensor.
G01N 27/16 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of an electrically-heated body in dependence upon change of temperature caused by burning or catalytic oxidation of surrounding material to be tested, e.g. of gas
G01N 25/30 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of thermal means by investigating the development of heat, i.e. calorimetry, e.g. by measuring specific heat, by measuring thermal conductivity on combustion or catalytic oxidation, e.g. of components of gas mixtures the rise in temperature of the gases resulting from combustion being measured directly using electric temperature-responsive elements
A connection arrangement for use with a wearable body harness includes a first connector having a first body component, a second body component, and an attachment element connected to each other by a rod having a longitudinal axis. The connection arrangement further includes a second connector removably connectable to the first connector. Each of the first body component, the second body component, and the attachment element are independently movable relative to each other about the longitudinal axis of the rod. The first connector and the second connector are removably connectable to each other via a locking and release mechanism between a first, locked configuration, where the first connector and the second connector are connected to each other, and a second, unlocked configuration, where the first connector and the second connector are disconnected from each other.
A44B 11/00 - Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts
A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
84.
ARTICULATED HARNESS CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT WITH INTEGRATED ATTACHMENT ELEMENT
A connection arrangement for use with a wearable body harness includes a first connector having a first body component, a second body component, and an attachment element connected to each other by a rod having a longitudinal axis. The connection arrangement further includes a second connector removably connectable to the first connector. Each of the first body component, the second body component, and the attachment element are independently movable relative to each other about the longitudinal axis of the rod. The first connector and the second connector are removably connectable to each other via a locking and release mechanism between a first, locked configuration, where the first connector and the second connector are connected to each other, and a second, unlocked configuration, where the first connector and the second connector are disconnected from each other.
A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
85.
ARTICULATED HARNESS CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT WITH INTEGRATED ATTACHMENT ELEMENT
A connection arrangement for use with a wearable body harness includes a first connector having a first body component, a second body component, and an attachment element connected to each other by a rod having a longitudinal axis. The connection arrangement further includes a second connector removably connectable to the first connector. Each of the first body component, the second body component, and the attachment element are independently movable relative to each other about the longitudinal axis of the rod. The first connector and the second connector are removably connectable to each other via a locking and release mechanism between a first, locked configuration, where the first connector and the second connector are connected to each other, and a second, unlocked configuration, where the first connector and the second connector are disconnected from each other.
A62B 35/00 - Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
A gas sensor device including a housing, a porous member through which the analyte gas is transportable in operative connection with the a of the housing to separate an inner chamber of the housing from the ambient environment, a gas sensor responsive to the analyte gas within the inner chamber, a source of pressure waves positioned within the inner chamber and spaced from the porous member so that any pressure waves emitted from the source of pressure waves that are transmitted out of the inner chamber are transmitted through the porous member, a sensor responsive to pressure waves, and circuitry in operative connection with the sensor responsive to pressure waves to relate a phase of a measured response of the sensor responsive to pressure waves to a state of blockage in the porous member.
A sensor system for detecting mass deposition from a gaseous environment includes a first sensor element including a first electrically conductive heating component and a first interface structure on the first electrically conductive heating component. The sensor system further includes electronic circuitry in connection with the first electrically conductive heating component. The electronic circuitry is configured to provide energy to the first electrically conductive heating component to heat the first sensor element and to measure a thermodynamic response of the first sensor element, which varies with mass deposition of one or more compositions on the first interface structure.
G01N 27/14 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of an electrically-heated body in dependence upon change of temperature
88.
GAS SENSOR WITH SEPARATE CONTAMINANT DETECTION ELEMENT
A system for detecting an analyte gas in an environment includes a first gas sensor, a first contaminant sensor separate and spaced from the first gas sensor, and electronic circuitry in electrical connection with the first gas sensor to determine if the analyte gas is present based on a response of the first gas sensor. The electronic circuitry is further in electrical connection with the first contaminant sensor to measure a response of the first contaminant sensor over time. The measured response of the first contaminant sensor varies with an amount of one or more contaminants to which the system has been exposed in the environment over time.
G01N 37/00 - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES - Details not covered by any other group of this subclass
G01N 27/14 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of an electrically-heated body in dependence upon change of temperature
G01N 27/16 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of an electrically-heated body in dependence upon change of temperature caused by burning or catalytic oxidation of surrounding material to be tested, e.g. of gas
A method of operating a gas detection device including a capillary-limited, electrochemical gas sensor includes operating the gas sensor in a sensing mode during which a signal from the gas sensor is representative of a concentration of the analyte gas measured by the gas sensor and in an interrogation mode during which the gas sensor is electronically interrogated by applying an electric signal to the gas sensor to generate a non-faradaic current flow between a working electrode and a counter electrode without the application of a test gas, periodically entering the interrogation mode, measuring a parameter of a gas sensor output during the interrogation mode, comparing the measured parameter to one or more previously measured parameters, determining an operational state from the comparison, and returning the gas sensor to the sensing mode if the operational state is determined to be within a predetermined range.
A sensor system for detecting mass deposition from a gaseous environment includes a first sensor element including a first electrically conductive heating component and a first interface structure on the first electrically conductive heating component. The sensor system further includes electronic circuitry in connection with the first electrically conductive heating component. The electronic circuitry is configured to provide energy to the first electrically conductive heating component to heat the first sensor element and to measure a thermodynamic response of the first sensor element, which varies with mass deposition of one or more compositions on the first interface structure.
G01N 27/14 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of an electrically-heated body in dependence upon change of temperature
G01N 25/02 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of thermal means by investigating sintering
A gas sensor device to detect an analyte gas in an ambient environment includes a housing including an inner chamber and a port, a porous member through which the analyte gas transports in operative connection with the port to separate the inner chamber from the ambient environment, a sensor responsive to the analyte positioned within the inner chamber, a source of pressure waves positioned within the inner chamber, a sensor responsive to pressure waves positioned within the inner chamber; and circuitry in operative connection with the sensor responsive to pressure waves to relate a response of the sensor responsive to pressure waves to a state of blockage in the porous member.
A sensor system for detecting mass deposition from a gaseous environment includes a first sensor element including a first electrically conductive heating component and a first interface structure on the first electrically conductive heating component. The sensor system further includes electronic circuitry in connection with the first electrically conductive heating component. The electronic circuitry is configured to provide energy to the first electrically conductive heating component to heat the first sensor element and to measure a thermodynamic response of the first sensor element, which varies with mass deposition of one or more compositions on the first interface structure.
G01N 27/14 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of an electrically-heated body in dependence upon change of temperature
93.
GAS SENSOR WITH SEPARATE CONTAMINANT DETECTION ELEMENT
A system for detecting an analyte gas in an environment includes a first gas sensor, a first contaminant sensor separate and spaced from the first gas sensor, and electronic circuitry in electrical connection with the first gas sensor to determine if the analyte gas is present based on a response of the first gas sensor. The electronic circuitry is further in electrical connection with the first contaminant sensor to measure a response of the first contaminant sensor over time. The measured response of the first contaminant sensor varies with an amount of one or more contaminants to which the system has been exposed in the environment over time.
G01N 27/14 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of an electrically-heated body in dependence upon change of temperature
94.
Gas sensor with separate contaminant detection element
A system for detecting an analyte gas in an environment includes a first gas sensor, a first contaminant sensor separate and spaced from the first gas sensor, and electronic circuitry in electrical connection with the first gas sensor to determine if the analyte gas is present based on a response of the first gas sensor. The electronic circuitry is further in electrical connection with the first contaminant sensor to measure a response of the first contaminant sensor over time. The measured response of the first contaminant sensor varies with an amount of one or more contaminants to which the system has been exposed in the environment over time.
G01N 33/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups
G01N 27/16 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of an electrically-heated body in dependence upon change of temperature caused by burning or catalytic oxidation of surrounding material to be tested, e.g. of gas
G01N 27/404 - Cells with anode, cathode and cell electrolyte on the same side of a permeable membrane which separates them from the sample fluid
A method of operating a gas detection device including a capillary-limited, electrochemical gas sensor includes operating the gas sensor in a sensing mode during which a signal from the gas sensor is representative of a concentration of the analyte gas measured by the gas sensor and in an interrogation mode during which the gas sensor is electronically interrogated by applying an electric signal to the gas sensor to generate a non-faradaic current flow between a working electrode and a counter electrode without the application of a test gas, periodically entering the interrogation mode, measuring a parameter of a gas sensor output during the interrogation mode, comparing the measured parameter to one or more previously measured parameters, determining an operational state from the comparison, and returning the gas sensor to the sensing mode if the operational state is determined to be within a predetermined range.
A method of operating a gas detection device including a capillary-limited, electrochemical gas sensor includes operating the gas sensor in a sensing mode during which a signal from the gas sensor is representative of a concentration of the analyte gas measured by the gas sensor and in an interrogation mode during which the gas sensor is electronically interrogated by applying an electric signal to the gas sensor to generate a non-faradaic current flow between a working electrode and a counter electrode without the application of a test gas, periodically entering the interrogation mode, measuring a parameter of a gas sensor output during the interrogation mode, comparing the measured parameter to one or more previously measured parameters, determining an operational state from the comparison, and returning the gas sensor to the sensing mode if the operational state is determined to be within a predetermined range.
A protective helmet has an outer shell, a face shield rnovable relative to the outer shell between a deployed position and a stowed position, and a linkage mechanism for connecting the face shield to the outer shell and perrnitting rnovernent of the face shield between the deployed and stowed positions. The linkage mechanism has a cover with a first end connected to the outer shell and a second end connected to the face shield, a pivoting link having a first end connected to the outer shell and a second end connected to the face shield, and a biasing member having a first end connected to the cover and a second end connected to the pivoting link. The second end of the biasing rnember rnoves between the first and second ends of the pivoting link during rnovernent of the face shield between the deployed and stowed positions.
A protective helmet has an outer shell, a protection shield movable relative to the outer shell between a deployed position and a stowed position, and a linkage mechanism for connecting the protection shield to the outer shell and permitting movement of the protection shield between the deployed and stowed positions. The linkage mechanism has a first link with a first end connected to the outer shell and a second end connected to the protection shield, a second link having a first end connected to the outer shell and a second end connected to the protection shield, and a biasing member having a first end connected to the first link and a second end connected to the second link. The second end of the biasing member moves between the first and second ends of the second link during movement of the protection shield between the deployed and stowed positions.
A protective helmet has an outer shell, a face shield movable relative to the outer shell between a deployed position and a stowed position, and a linkage mechanism for connecting the face shield to the outer shell and permitting movement of the face shield between the deployed and stowed positions. The linkage mechanism has a cover with a first end connected to the outer shell and a second end connected to the face shield, a pivoting link having a first end connected to the outer shell and a second end connected to the face shield, and a biasing member having a first end connected to the cover and a second end connected to the pivoting link. The second end of the biasing member moves between the first and second ends of the pivoting link during movement of the face shield between the deployed and stowed positions.
An adjustment mechanism and headband arrangement are disclosed herein, the adjustment mechanism including an elongated cord configured for extending around a perimeter of the headband arrangement; and a locking member receiving a portion of the elongated cord and configured to interact with the elongated cord between a locked state, preventing movement of the elongated cord relative to the locking member, and an unlocked state, permitting movement of the elongated cord relative to the locking member, wherein the locking member comprises at least one tooth configured to engage the portion of the elongated cord received in the locking member in the locked state, and wherein the portion of the elongated cord is configured to disengage from the at least one tooth in the unlocked state in response to at least one of the first end and the second end being pulled in the direction of the major longitudinal axis.
