Honeywell International Inc.

Claes Haglund

May Bridget Wilson

Trym Holter

John Jenkins

Viggo Henriksen

Neal Muggleton

Jie Zhu

Neal Anthony Muggleton

Weimin Zhou

Erik Pertot

May Wilson

Disclosed embodiments may relate to systems and methods for monitoring and/or mapping noise data from a plurality of noise monitoring devices. In some embodiments, the plurality of noise monitoring devices may include hearing protection devices configured to detect noise, and typically may communicate such noise data (which may also include location) so that the noise data can be pooled. The pooled noise data from the plurality of noise monitoring devices may then be used to the benefit of one or more of such noise monitoring devices.

Distributed network of communicatively coupled noise monitoring and mapping devices

A hearing protection device configured to measure the noise exposure of a user and to provide a time remaining estimate until a maximum noise exposure level is achieved. Generally, the hearing protection device may comprise a sound sealing section, a microphone configured to generate a detected sound signal indicative of the measured sound level at the user's ear canal, a memory/storage configured to record the detected sound signal as sound exposure history, a timer configured to measure the amount of time the hearing protection device is exposed to sound, and a processor configured to receive a timer signal from the timer and the detected sound signal to calculate a time remaining estimate until reaching the maximum noise exposure level. Additionally, the maximum noise exposure level may be based on industry regulations or personalized hearing thresholds.

Dosimetry hearing protection device with time remaining warning

User interface with a light ring for a hearing protection device

Noise monitoring headset

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Claes Haglund