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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
May. 14, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth M Bueche, Friendswood, TX (US);
Robin E Bowen, Overland Park, KS (US);
Robert W Schroeder, Kansas City, MO (US);
David W Peterson, Lenexa, KS (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3405731 ; 3406861 ; 340604 ; 602 64 ;
Abstract
A compliance monitoring apparatus (10) includes sensors (70, 72, 74, 76) for sensing specified conditions such as temperature and impact, and a signal processor (26) for storing sensor data and concurrent time data for subsequent analysis. The invention finds utility in monitoring compliance with a prescribed mode of a person wearing an appliance such as a splint (12), and for monitoring the conditions experienced by a package (100) during shipment.