103 patents
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Utility
Case or cradle for a fall arrest device
2 May 23
A case or support cradle (10) for a fall arrest device has a shape or configuration enabling rolling of the case or cradle (10) along an arcuate path.
Owain Jones, Karl Jones, Jacob Thackeray Squire
Filed: 31 Jul 18
Utility
Cut-resistant leading edge fall arrest system and method
25 Apr 23
A fall arrest system includes a line retraction device having a safety line, an energy absorber configured for connecting to a terminal end of the safety line, and a harness configured for connecting to the energy absorber such that the energy absorber is disposed between the terminal end of the safety line and the harness.
Jeffrey F. Harding, Mitchell H. Hetrich, Gregory M. Grupp
Filed: 4 Apr 19
Utility
Assignment and De-assignment In Portable Devices Via a Charger
13 Apr 23
A management system includes a processor system in operative connection with a communication system.
Chris Borneo, Steve Denninger, Victor Lejeune
Filed: 7 Oct 21
Utility
Energy Absorber
6 Apr 23
An energy absorber (10) for use in a fall arrest system includes an elongate member (11) having a proximal end (14), a distal end (12), and a line of weakness (15, 16) extending in a longitudinal direction (A) along at least a portion of the elongate member between the proximal end (14) and the distal end (12).
Jacob Thackeray Squire
Filed: 4 Feb 21
Utility
Air Tank Locking Mechanism
19 Jan 23
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.
Mark Flori Zanella, JR., Aaron Jewitt
Filed: 14 Jul 21
Utility
Gas sensor with separate contaminant detection element
3 Jan 23
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.
Meghan E. Swanson, Daniel D. Santoro, Jr., Michael Alvin Brown, Mark Flori Zanella, Sr., Christopher S. Detka
Filed: 11 Jun 19
Utility
Settable Length Fall Arrest Device
22 Dec 22
A fall arrest device (10) includes a drum (1) configured to have a safety line (2) wound thereon, a speed responsive engagement assembly (3, 4, 6) arranged to inhibit rotation of the drum (1) above a predetermined rotational speed, and a traveller (30) configured to move in response to rotation of the drum (1).
Maria Rodriguez
Filed: 11 Nov 20
Utility
Fall Protection Compliance System and Method
22 Dec 22
A fall protection compliance system includes a connection structure configured for interfacing an anchor structure and a connection sensor associated with the connection structure.
Benjamin T. Sepe, Jeffrey F. Harding, Mitcham C. Tuell, Robert Craig Campbell, Christopher M. Stygar, Peter I. Rutkowski, Michael Goodspeed
Filed: 29 Jul 22
Utility
Filling Element for Filling up a Space Between at Least One Compressed Gas Bottle of a Breathing Apparatus and a Carrier Plate
24 Nov 22
A carrier for carrying at least one compressed gas bottle of a breathing apparatus includes a carrier plate configured for removably receiving the at least one compressed gas bottle, and at least one filling element positioned in a space between the carrier plate and the at least one compressed air bottle.
Eric Holtkamp, Wolfgang Weber
Filed: 1 Sep 20
Utility
Sensor Interrogation
24 Nov 22
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.
Towner Bennett Scheffler, Michael Alvin Brown, Andrew E. Nalepa, Brian Keith Davis
Filed: 26 Jul 22
Utility
Pressure regulator assembly and bypass assembly for a self-contained breathing apparatus
15 Nov 22
A pressure regulator assembly for an SCBA includes a valve assembly having a piston, a cylinder for receiving the piston, a sealing member for engagement by the piston, a conduit extending through the piston and facilitating fluid communication between an inlet chamber and a cavity of the cylinder, and a driving assembly for facilitating the engagement and disengagement of the piston responsive to a change of pressure in the outlet chamber.
Longteng Yu, Lida Zhu, Carsten Christian Leuschner, Wolfgang Heinz Adolf Kirchner
Filed: 17 Mar 22
Utility
Harness back plate and strap arrangement
15 Nov 22
A wearable body harness has first and second shoulder straps arranged in an X-shape, a back plate on a rear portion of the shoulder straps with the first shoulder strap crossing over the second at the back plate.
Michael D. Monahan, Mark Allen Hall
Filed: 11 Oct 19
Utility
Detection of Blockage In a Porous Member
3 Nov 22
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.
Robert Kevin Sexton, Nicholas Emidio Ciccone, Jerin Miller
Filed: 11 Jul 22
Utility
Energy harvesting from current loops
25 Oct 22
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.
Robert Kevin Sexton, Mark Flori Zanella, Sr.
Filed: 15 Dec 20
Utility
Two-Part Locking Polymer Hub for Cable Self-Retracting Device
29 Sep 22
Provided is a self-retracting device including a rotatable hub assembly.
Bryan Kroh, Matthew Frederick Jacob, Michael Goodspeed, Daniel Amankwah
Filed: 26 Mar 21
Utility
Turnbuckle Device
15 Sep 22
A turnbuckle device for tensioning a safety line includes a body having a pair of opposing ends, with each end having a threaded bore.
Jacob Squire
Filed: 5 Aug 20
Utility
Safety Device for Providing Output to an Individual Associated with a Hazardous Environment
18 Aug 22
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.
Clinton Sean Fleming, Jason Paul Eaton, Alec Cantor
Filed: 26 Apr 22
Utility
Detection of blockage in a porous member
16 Aug 22
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.
Robert Kevin Sexton, Nicholas Emidio Ciccone, Jerin Miller
Filed: 14 May 20
Utility
Electrochemical method to determine the sensitivity of a gas sensor by pulse sequences
9 Aug 22
An electrochemical method for determining the sensitivity of at least one gas sensor.
Sebastian Ross
Filed: 11 Jul 17
Utility
Pressure Regulator Assembly and Bypass Assembly for a Self-contained Breathing Apparatus
30 Jun 22
A pressure regulator assembly for an SCBA includes a valve assembly having a piston, a cylinder for receiving the piston, a sealing member for engagement by the piston, a conduit extending through the piston and facilitating fluid communication between an inlet chamber and a cavity of the cylinder, and a driving assembly for facilitating the engagement and disengagement of the piston responsive to a change of pressure in the outlet chamber.
Longteng Yu, Lida Zhu, Carsten Christian Leuschner, Wolfgang Heinz Adolf Kirchner
Filed: 17 Mar 22