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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2021
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Darin K. Thompson, Huntersville, NC (US);
Craig M. Parkulo, Midland, NC (US);
David A. Amero, Calgary, CA;
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A system for use with a personal protective equipment (PPE) article includes a memory configured to store a user identification associated with a user of the PPE article. The system further includes a safety module configured to selectively generate an alert signal based on a motion status of the user of the PPE article. The system further includes a transceiver unit configured to wirelessly transmit and receive data. The system further includes a controller communicably coupled to the memory, the safety module and the transceiver unit. The controller is configured to retrieve the user identification from the memory upon receiving the alert signal from the safety module. The controller is further configured to convert the user identification into a speech data. The controller is further configured to transmit the speech data through the transceiver unit.