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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2020
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Lauren K. Carlson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Scott E. Brigham, Maplewood, MN (US);
Christopher W. Coyle, Eagan, MN (US);
Heidi A. Lopez-Hidalgo, South St. Paul, MN (US);
Jonathan J. Lepp, Eagan, MN (US);
Stephen D. Shaver, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Jeffrey T. Keacher, Denver, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A fall-protection system including a harness and a fall-protection apparatus with a lifeline bearing a connector configured to be connected to the harness; and, a fall-protection monitoring system with a base unit and with at least one sensor module configured to sense a condition of the connector and to communicate a signal indicative of the condition of the connector to the base unit.