Patent ID: 11928950
Assignee: ATTACHE HOLDINGS LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  F  H | IPC G  H

Claim 9:
10. A Personal Protection Equipment Network (PPE-N) system comprising:
one or more PPE components;
a plurality of smart tags each having an antenna, attached to the one or more PPE components;
a plurality of smart tag readers communicatively connected to the plurality of smart tags, wherein the plurality of smart tag readers are configured to constantly scan the plurality of smart tags and, when the plurality of smart tag readers cannot detect the plurality of smart tags for more than an allotted time, the plurality of smart tag readers are configured to trigger audio-visual alarms and send a warning to a predetermined person;
a hub communicatively linked to the smart tag readers, the hub is remotely programmable through a network and configured to:
authorize the use of one or more PPE components based on a predetermined time and quality of the one or more PPE components;
compare signals, to authorize use of a smart tag of the plurality of smart tags, when the smart tag first joined the PPE-N with current signals to assess the one or more PPE components' health;
generate an alarm sound when an object without a required smart tag enters a predetermined area;

a plurality of waypoints communicatively connected to the hub, wherein the waypoints are configured to:
verify, by communication with the plurality of smart tags, that the one or more PPE components attached to plurality of the smart tags conform to requirements of the one or more PPE components;
detect the plurality of smart tags attached to the one or more PPE components; and

determine whether the one or more PPE components are permitted in the predetermined area.