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141 | Versuchspuppe zur Dekontaminationsuntersuchung | EP99112064.3 | 1999-06-22 | EP0968738A2 | 2000-01-05 | Seifert, Ulrich, Dipl.-Ing.; Heil, Volker, Dipl.-Ing. |
Die vorliegende Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Versuchspuppe sowie ein Verfahren zur Bestimmen der Dekontaminationswirkung von Notduscheinrichtungen. Derartige Notduscheinrichtungen sind wichtige, in Industrieanlagen und Laboratorien weit verbreitete Erste-Hilfe-Einrichtungen zur Behandlung äußerlich mit ätzenden oder giftigen Substanzen oder dergleichen kontaminierter Personen. Nach dem erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren wird in die so zu untersuchende Notduscheinrichtung eine Versuchspuppe (1) mit der menschlichen Gestalt angenäherter Kontur eingebracht, die Notduscheinrichtung in Betrieb genommen und die über die Oberfläche (7) der Versuchspuppe (1) ablaufende Wassermenge bestimmt. Die Versuchspuppe besitzt hierzu an ihrer Oberfläche (7) Auffangvorrichtungen (5) für die Dekontaminationsflüssigkeit der Notduscheinrichtungen, beispielsweise Flüssigkeitssammelbehälter oder Öffnungen, über die Flüssigkeiten von der Oberfläche der Versuchspuppe abgezogen werden können. |
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142 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHECKING THE OPERABILITY OF A BREATHING EQUIPMENT | EP97905529 | 1997-02-18 | EP0886537A1 | 1998-12-30 | LUNDBERG MATS |
A system checks the operability of electrical-based components (10, 14, 17, 19) in a breathing equipment (16), such as a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCAB), for example. The system includes a microprocessor (7) which is communicatively coupled with the electrical-based components (10, 14, 17, 19). After a power-up of the breathing equipment, the microprocessor (7) receives a signal from the electrical-based components (10, 14, 17, 19) indicating the operational state of that particular component. If the signal is not received by the microprocessor (7), or the signal deviates from a predetermined threshold, then that electrical-based component (10, 14, 17, 19) has failed to function properly. In that case, a visual indication of the failure is provided to a user of the breathing equipment (16). In addition, the system provides a visual identification of whether the microprocessor (7) itself is malfunctioning. A method is also provided for checking the operability of electrical-based components (10, 14, 17, 19) in the breathing equipment (16). | ||||||
143 | Vorrichtung zum Betreiben und Prüfen von Atemschutzgeräten | EP92113639.6 | 1992-08-11 | EP0531729B1 | 1996-03-20 | Kröger, Rainer; Dramenski, Ralf |
144 | Air flow controller and recording system | EP93107960.2 | 1993-05-15 | EP0570015A1 | 1993-11-18 | Kilis, David, c/o Minnesota Mining & Manuf. Comp.; Stone, Harold E. c/o Minnesota Min. & Manuf. Comp. |
An air flow device for use in recording, analyzing, replicating, and generating breathing patterns. A piping structure 24 provides receipt and transfer of pressurized gas through the device. The piping structure 24 has a source connection for receiving a single constant source of pressurized gas. Aspirators 28 and 30 are connected to the piping structure for receiving pressurized gas from the source connection and for selectively creating an output pressurization comprising a positive pressure gas flow and a negative pressure gas flow at a proportional solenoid valve. A balancing valve 38 is connected to the piping structure for controlling and calibrating the output pressurization of the aspirators. A control system provides control of the aspirators 28, 30, the balancing valve 38, and a solenoid valve 44. A solenoid valve is mechanically connected to the piping structure with pneumatic input and output connections and electronically connected to the control system with data input and output connections. The solenoid valve 44 provides patterned pneumatic flow between the aspirators and a system model according to air flow commands received by the solenoid from the control system. The system model, in one embodiment, is a breath actuated inhaler device. |
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145 | A NON-INVASIVE, QUANTITATIVE METHOD FOR FIT TESTING RESPIRATORS AND CORRESPONDING RESPIRATOR APPARATUS | EP86907166.0 | 1986-11-11 | EP0246306A1 | 1987-11-25 | WILLEKE, Klaus |
Méthode et appareil de test adaptatif quantitatif, non invasif d'un masque respiratoire. La méthode consiste à faire en sorte que l'utilisateur place correctement le masque respiratoire sur son nez et sa bouche, aspire pour créer une pression négative à l'intérieur du volume de la cavité du masque respiratoire, retienne sa respiration de manière à enregistrer le différentiel de pression par rapport à la vitesse de décroissance temporelle entre la pression régnant à l'intérieur du volume de la cavité du masque respiratoire et la pression de l'atmosphère environnante. La méthode peut également consister à réaliser un trou de fuite de dimension connue, à répéter les étapes mentionnées ci-dessus et à déterminer le volume de la cavité du masque respiratoire en se fondant sur les résultats de la pression différentielle enregistrée par rapport au temps en comparant le résultat aux courbes de calibrage. L'appareil de la présente invention consiste en un masque respiratoire conventionnel modifié en ce sens qu'il est pourvu d'un capteur de pression et d'un trou de fuite de dimension connue. De préférence, l'appareil peut également comprendre un calculateur dans le but de calculer en continu un facteur quantitatif indiquant le degré de protection, lequel est basé sur le volume de la cavité du masque respiratoire divisé par le débit volumétrique passant par le trou de fuite ou par des capacités de retenue de dimension et emplacement inconnus pour une unité de temps standard compte tenu d'une pression négative initiale donnée dans la cavité du masque respiratoire. | ||||||
146 | SMART RESPIRATORY FACE MASK MODULE | US15770122 | 2015-10-22 | US20180311517A1 | 2018-11-01 | Swapnil Gopal Patil; Karl B. Schart; Praveen Kumar Palacharla; Anjaiah Tumu; PhaniKumar Kagithapu |
Embodiments relate generally to systems and method for completing fit tests on a respirator mask, and indicating end of service life for one or more elements of the respirator mask. Applicants propose a system comprises an electronics module mounted on the interior of the face mask, wherein the module comprises a pressure sensor, and possibly other sensors, such as gas sensors, temperature sensors, and humidity sensors. The module may detect the pressure on the interior of the mask during fit tests to detect any leaks in the mask. The module may be used for positive and negative pressure fit tests. Additionally, the module may comprise one or more indicators (lights, sounds, vibrations) for alerting a user during a fit test. The module may also detect end of service life by analyzing the sensor data, and may indicated end of service life to the user. | ||||||
147 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PSA BED HEALTH | US15950767 | 2018-04-11 | US20180289992A1 | 2018-10-11 | Steven C. Peake |
A system for monitoring the bed health of a molecular sieve bed within a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) system includes an oxygen sensor coupled to an outlet of the PSA system. The oxygen sensor measures an oxygen concentration of an output air produced by the molecular sieve bed. A controller is in communication with the oxygen sensor and records a series of oxygen concentrations over time. The controller is configured to determine bed health based upon the series of recorded oxygen concentrations. | ||||||
148 | FIT-CHECKING APPARATUS | US15641199 | 2017-07-03 | US20180008849A1 | 2018-01-11 | Troy Baker |
A respirator fit-check apparatus has an air pressure sensor adapted, in use, to sense the air pressure within a sealed interior volume of a close-fitting respirator; an indicator adapted, in use, to indicate instructions and test results to a wearer of the respirator; and a CPU, the apparatus being configured to monitor the air pressure within the respirator and to determine and indicate whether or not the respirator seals to the face of a wearer based on a vacuum decay over a specified period of time. The apparatus may also be configured to monitor the breathing depth and/or rate of the wearer subsequent to a fit-check determination. | ||||||
149 | OXYGEN SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING AN OXYGEN SUPPLY SYSTEM | US15468550 | 2017-03-24 | US20170304661A1 | 2017-10-26 | Peter Klose; Frank Leuenberger |
An oxygen supply system includes a container housing having a container door, a latch controller coupled to a latch of the container door and configured to control the latch to releasably open the container door, a microcontroller coupled to the latch controller and configured to output a first latch deployment signal to the latch controller to cause the latch controller to open the latch, a pressure sensor coupled to the latch controller and configured to output a second latch deployment signal to the latch controller to cause the latch controller to open the latch, and an energy storage coupled to the microcontroller and the pressure sensor and configured to supply the microcontroller and the pressure sensor with electrical energy. The microcontroller includes built-in test equipment (BITE) configured to monitor and test the operability of one or more of the microcontroller, the latch controller, the pressure sensor and the energy storage. | ||||||
150 | Virtual mask fitting system | US14906836 | 2014-03-12 | US09761047B2 | 2017-09-12 | Hao Bai; Henry Chen; Paul Derby; Hari Thiruvengada |
Apparatus and associated methods relate to determining a fit-quality metric for a mask/face combination based upon a calculated dead-space volume between a virtual mask and a virtual face virtually aligned so as to create an integrity seal circumscribing a mouth and nose region. In an illustrative embodiment, an interactive virtual fitting system may receive a three-dimensional (3D) virtual face associated with a person. The system may retrieve 3D models of various respirators selected by user determined criteria. The system may then compute a fit-quality metric for each of the retrieved 3D models. The potential wearer may then be presented with the metrics for review. The potential wearer may select a respirator based upon these computed metrics. A virtual fitting of many respirators may advantageously reduce the time needed for selecting a properly fitting respirator while simultaneously ensuring that the selected respirator may be comfortable and well fitting. | ||||||
151 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIR FILTRATION MONITORING | US15510534 | 2015-09-14 | US20170246486A1 | 2017-08-31 | Joseph Cazier; Shawn M. Bergman; Charles Eric Hunter; Iyam Lynch; J. Sid Clements; Bradley G. Johnson |
Implementations described and claimed herein provide air filtration monitoring. In one implementation, air filtration data is received from one or more air filtration systems over a network. Each of the one or more air filtration systems is configured to provide purified air into an enclosed space by removing ultra-fine particles from air using at least one primary filter. The air filtration data is captured by one or more sensors. The air filtration data is correlated based on at least one monitoring parameter, and air filtration analytics are generated from the correlated data. In another implementation, health data is received from a controller in an air filtration system. The health data is captured using one or more sensors. Health monitoring analytics are generated from the health data, and feedback is generated from the health monitoring analytics. | ||||||
152 | Respiratory protection equipment | US13819454 | 2011-06-24 | US09724546B2 | 2017-08-08 | Adrian Huggins; Bernard Robert Money; Rajinder Singh; David Thomas Steele |
A respirator has one or more electrodes of e.g. conductive elastomer disposed on the surface of a face sealing member opposite to the surface which seals against the user's face. In use the integrity of the seal formed between the sealing member and the user's face is monitored by monitoring the electrical capacitance across that member between the electrode(s) and the user's face. | ||||||
153 | Determination of mask fitting pressure and correct mask fit | US11488130 | 2006-07-18 | US09707361B2 | 2017-07-18 | Gregory Newton Brewer; Gregory Alan Colla; Steven Paul Farrugia; Chinmayee Somaiya |
CPAP treatment apparatus (10), as one form of positive pressure ventilatory assistance, is disclosed. A turbine/blower (14), operated by a mechanically coupled electrical motor (16), receives air or breathable gas at an inlet (18) thereof, and supplies the breathable gas at a delivery pressure to a delivery tube/hose (20) having connection at the other end thereof with a nose mask (12). A microcontroller (38) has an operational “Mask-Fit” mode. An initial constant pressure level is applied by the blower (14) to the mask (12). If the functional mode is a Manual mode, then the mask-fit test pressure is the current ‘set’ pressure. If the functional mode is the Automatic Titration mode, the mask-fit test pressure is the 95th percentile pressure of the previous session, otherwise it is the base treatment pressure, e.g. 10-12 cm H2O. This constant pressure is applied for a period of time, typically 1-3 minutes. The microcontroller (38) continuously determines mask leak as the value, fLEAK, from a flow sensor (32), comparing this to a threshold, and providing the patient with a visual indication of degree of leak. In this way the patient can manipulate the mask to ensure correct fitting as indicated by the appropriate message or indication. | ||||||
154 | VIRTUAL MASK FITTING SYSTEM | US14906836 | 2014-03-12 | US20160180587A1 | 2016-06-23 | Hao Bai; Henry Chen; Paul Derby; Hari Thiruvengada |
Apparatus and associated methods relate to determining a fit-quality metric for a mask/face combination based upon a calculated dead-space volume between a virtual mask and a virtual face virtually aligned so as to create an integrity seal circumscribing a mouth and nose region. In an illustrative embodiment, an interactive virtual fitting system may receive a three-dimensional (3D) virtual face associated with a person. The system may retrieve 3D models of various respirators selected by user determined criteria. The system may then compute a fit-quality metric for each of the retrieved 3D models. The potential wearer may then be presented with the metrics for review. The potential wearer may select a respirator based upon these computed metrics. A virtual fitting of many respirators may advantageously reduce the time needed for selecting a properly fitting respirator while simultaneously ensuring that the selected respirator may be comfortable and well fitting. | ||||||
155 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESPIRATORS WITH PARTICLE COUNTER DETECTOR UNIT | US14846642 | 2015-09-04 | US20160067531A1 | 2016-03-10 | David PARISEAU; Adam GIANDOMENICO |
An airborne particle sensor that is intended for use with portable or stationary respirators to provide detection of particulates. This could be used in a number of ways, either continuously or on-demand to provide fit-testing, to validate proper functioning of a respirator, to provide a warning of respirator-failure, to provide notification of filter loading (with integration of pressure sensor), and to provide exposure levels while using the respirator. | ||||||
156 | RESPIRATORY MASK AND FILTER CARTRIDGE THEREFOR | US14321101 | 2014-07-01 | US20150314147A1 | 2015-11-05 | Richard James FLEMING; Clive JOHNSTONE; Matthew Neal JUDSON |
A filter cartridge for a respiratory mask includes a housing comprised of an inner receptacle having an open end and an outer cover mounted over said open end of said inner receptacle. The outer cover includes, in a covering surface thereof, an air intake aperture in fluid communication with said inner receptacle. The outer cover is pivotally mounted to the inner receptacle and configured for pivotal movement relative thereto between a first configuration in which there is a gap between said open end of said inner receptacle and said outer cover such that a respiratory airway is defined between said intake aperture and said inner receptacle, and a second configuration in which said outer cover substantially seals said open end of said inner receptacle and said respiratory airway is thereby blocked. | ||||||
157 | Low profile frame for a filter incorporating a negative pressure check mechanism | US13944944 | 2013-07-18 | US09095800B2 | 2015-08-04 | Daniel Charles Symons |
A low-profile filter frame is disclosed for maintaining an open filter plenum configuration during normal operation, and for enabling quick and reliable negative pressure testing. The frame has upper and lower halves. A breathing tube in the lower half connects to a respirator port. The upper and lower halves snap together to maintain the structure in an assembled configuration. The halves also include features that bias the halves apart when the device is in the assembled configuration, thereby maintaining the breathing tube open. To perform a fit test, a force is applied to an outer surface of the upper half, which moves the halves together, in opposition to the bias, so that the upper half seals against the breathing tube. The frame can be provide in as a single-piece, with a living hinge connecting upper and lower halves, or the upper and lower halves can be separate pieces. | ||||||
158 | REMAINING SERVICE LIFE INDICATION SYSTEM FOR GAS MASKS CARTRIDGES AND CANISTERS | US14297129 | 2014-06-05 | US20140283840A1 | 2014-09-25 | Bryan I. Truex; Gueorgui M. Mihaylov |
Gas masks and canisters for gas masks have a chemical sorbent that protects the respiratory system of the wearer from gaseous compounds. The remaining service indication systems for respiratory protections systems provide a warning to the wearer that the capacity of the chemical sorbent to adsorb or absorb further compounds is nearly depleted. A remaining service life indication system has a computer memory device for storing information concerning the canister for determining an end of the service life of a gas mask, a canister and/or a cartridge and such devices from the input of various sensors. | ||||||
159 | Systems and methods for medical device testing | US13017311 | 2011-01-31 | US08788236B2 | 2014-07-22 | Rohit Vij; Douglas K. McClure; Michael Ekaireb |
The systems and methods for testing a medical device, as described herein, provide a novel approach for determining if the medical device is functioning properly without having to connect the medical device to a patient. For example, these systems and methods test the functionality of a medical device without utilizing an artificial lung or controlling pressure and flow monitored by the medical device and without making any hardware changes to the medical device. | ||||||
160 | Respirator test accessory | US12826197 | 2010-06-29 | US08708708B1 | 2014-04-29 | Max Carideo; Ricky L. Holm; Stuart J. Olstad; Richard Remiarz |
A head form for testing a variety of respirators. The head form can prevent false leak failures by having a mask registration member upon which the mask under test is mounted, the mask registration member being self lubricating. In one embodiment, the registration member is an inflatable bladder. The bladder can be configured to limit lift away of the inflatable bladder from the recess, thereby mitigating leaks in the head form assembly. The bladder may be configured to limit roll away of portions of the bladder that register against the head form, thereby reducing or eliminating leaks between the inflatable bladder and the mask under test. |