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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2023
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Gary R. Stephany, Stillwater, MN (US);
Michael G. Wurm, Waukesha, WI (US);
Eric J. Larson, Bayport, MN (US);
Shane A. Hainey, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An article of a personal protective equipment includes at least one microphone, a memory, and a processor communicably coupled to each of the at least one microphone and the memory. The at least one microphone is configured to generate one or more audio streams. The memory is configured to store a threshold score. The processor is configured to: receive the one or more audio streams; determine a score for the one or more audio streams based on one or more evaluation parameters; compare the score with the threshold score stored in the memory; and mute the at least one microphone when the score of the one or more audio streams crosses the threshold score.
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