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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2020
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan J. Lepp, Eagan, MN (US);
Scott E. Brigham, Maplewood, MN (US);
Nathan W. Safe, Red Wing, MN (US);
Stephen D. Shaver, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 35/00 (2006.01); A62B 35/04 (2006.01); G01V 3/10 (2006.01); G08B 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 35/0037 (2013.01); G01V 3/101 (2013.01); G08B 21/0446 (2013.01); A62B 35/0018 (2013.01); A62B 35/0043 (2013.01); A62B 35/0093 (2013.01); A62B 35/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fall-protection apparatus comprising at least one connector that comprises a resonant-frequency-shifting inductive sensing unit that is configured to detect whether the connector appears to be connected to a first item and is further configured to detect whether the connector appears to be connected to a second, different item.