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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2008
Robert E. Holler, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Susan E. Peters, Woodbury, MN (US);
Lawrence J. Ptasienski, North Oaks, MN (US);
Neal A. Rakow, Woodbury, MN (US);
Cristina U. Thomas, Stillwater, MN (US);
Robert E. Holler, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Susan E. Peters, Woodbury, MN (US);
Lawrence J. Ptasienski, North Oaks, MN (US);
Neal A. Rakow, Woodbury, MN (US);
Cristina U. Thomas, Stillwater, MN (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for tracking compliance of personal protection (PP) articles in working environments. Tracking compliance includes providing at least one PP article configured with a smart tag; providing at least one predetermined criterion that governs compliance with respect to the at least one PP article in a particular working environment; tracking the PP article by retrieving smart tag data; and determining whether the smart tag data satisfies at least one predetermined criterion; and storing data relating to results of the determination.