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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019

Filed:

Apr. 26, 2018
Applicant:

Westinghouse Electric Company Llc, Cranberry Township, PA (US);

Inventor:

Michael S. Norrell, Bridgeville, PA (US);

Assignee:

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G08B 21/14 (2006.01); B23K 37/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); B23K 9/095 (2006.01); B23K 9/10 (2006.01); B23K 9/173 (2006.01); B23K 9/32 (2006.01); G08B 3/10 (2006.01); G08B 25/08 (2006.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/017 (2013.01); B23K 9/0956 (2013.01); B23K 9/1062 (2013.01); B23K 9/173 (2013.01); B23K 9/322 (2013.01); B23K 37/006 (2013.01); G01N 33/0075 (2013.01); G08B 3/10 (2013.01); G08B 21/14 (2013.01); G08B 25/08 (2013.01); G08B 25/10 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0141 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0181 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes detecting currently existing dose rates while a worker is performing an operation within a Radiologically Controlled Area (RCA) and visually outputting to the worker a dosage rate map of ionizing radiation within the RCA. The visual output can be visually depicted on a display that is worn by the worker during the operation and that is situated in proximity to the worker's eye. Another method of visually outputting to a worker a number of visual indicia that are representative of a number of parameters of an operation performed inside or outside the RCA includes periodically receiving a number of inputs from a number of detectors, employing the inputs to determine values for the parameters, and depicting the number of visible indicia on an electronic visual display that is situated on the worker and that is disposed proximate an eye of the worker.


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