Patent ID: 11869333
Assignee: VANGUARD PRODUCTS GROUP, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A handling alert apparatus for an object configured to be handled, comprising:
a housing configured to be connected to the object;
a handling sensor disposed within the housing, the handling sensor being in electrical communication with a processor, wherein the handling sensor is configured to detect a handling event in response to handling of the object, and wherein the handling sensor is configured to transmit a first electrical signal to the processor in response to detecting the handling event; and
an electronic output device in electrical communication with the processor, wherein responsive to receiving the first electrical signal from the handling sensor, the processor is configured to trigger the electronic output device to output a visual alert or an audible alert, wherein the visual alert or the audible alert is outputted subsequent to the object being returned to a designated at-rest position.