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US 2023/0414977 A1Published application
Respiratory protection device with haptic sensing
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsDarin K. Thompson, Eric J. Bassani, Jeremy V. Barbee, David A. Amero, Traian Morar
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Abstract
A respiratory device comprises a body, at least a portion of the body defining a volume; a facepiece coupled to the body, and a haptic sensing unit to sense a touch pattern occurring on at least a first portion of the facepiece or body. Upon sensing of a touch pattern, a user definable command is executed.
Claims17
A respiratory device, comprising:
- a body (or face blank or frame), at least a portion of the body defining a volume;
- a facepiece coupled to the body;
- and
- a haptic sensing unit to sense a touch pattern occurring on at least a first portion of the facepiece or body.
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A method of commanding an electrical function component of a respirator device having a body, and a facepiece coupled to the body, comprising:
- providing a haptic sensing unit having a haptic sensor configured to sense a touch pattern occurring on at least a first portion of the facepiece or body;
- executing a user definable command when the haptic sensor senses a touch pattern occurring on at least a first portion of the facepiece or body;
- and
- triggering the use of at least one of the electrical function components based on the touch pattern sensed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.