# US 2024/0201152 A1 · Gas detector device accessory identification and analysis > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2024/0201152 A1 - Document ID: US20240201152A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/083,484 - Filed: 2022-12-17 - Published: 2024-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2022-12-17 - Assignees: MSA Technology, LLC - Applicants: Msa Technology, LLC - Inventors: Daniel Miller; Shane Kelleher; Minh Pham; Anthony Bafile - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240201152A1 ## CPC - G01N 33/0006: {Calibrating gas analysers} - G01N 33/0027: {concerning the detector} - G01N 1/24: Suction devices {(G01N1/22 - G01N1/2294 take precedence)} - G01N 33/0016: {by regulating a physical variable, e.g. pressure or temperature} - G01N 33/0073: {Control unit therefor} - G06K 7/10366: {the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications} - G06K 19/0723: {the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs} - G01N 33/0031: {comprising two or more sensors, e.g. a sensor array} - G01N: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing apparatus or processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms C12M, C12Q) - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS ## Abstract A system includes a gas detection device and an accessory device identification system in communicative connection with a control system of the gas detection device. The accessory device identification system is configured to receive data including identification data for at least one of (i) each of one or more associated accessory devices or (ii) an associated combination of accessory devices configured to be placed in fluid connection with the inlet of the gas detection device. The accessory device identification system is configured to identify at least one of (i) each of the one or more associated accessory devices or (ii) the associated combination of accessory devices (from the identification data received. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system, comprising: a gas detection device comprising a housing, a control system comprising a processor system and a memory system in communicative connection with the processor system, one or more gas sensors within the housing in communicative connection with the control system, wherein each of the one or more gas sensors is independently responsive to a gas analyte, an inlet via which gas to be sampled from an environment enters the housing to come into contact with the one or more gas sensors, and a pump system in fluid connection with the inlet and in fluid connection with the one or more gas sensors, and an accessory device identification system in communicative connection with the control system of the gas detection device, wherein the accessory device identification system is configured to receive data including identification data for at least one of (i) each of one or more associated accessory devices or (ii) an associated combination of accessory devices configured to be placed in fluid connection with the inlet of the gas detection device, the accessory device identification system further being configured to identify at least one of (i) each of the one or more associated accessory devices or (ii) the associated combination of accessory devices from the identification data received. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the accessory device identification system further comprises a database having stored therein data for at least one of a plurality of accessory devices or a plurality of combinations of accessory devices including reference identification data for at least one of each of the plurality of accessory devices or each of the plurality of combinations of accessory devices, the accessory device identification system being configured to compare the identification data received with the reference identification data to identify (i) each of the one or more associated accessory devices or (ii) the associated combination of accessory devices. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2 wherein the database further has stored therein characterization data for at least one of each of the plurality of accessory devices or each of the plurality of combinations of accessory devices. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2 wherein the database is stored in the memory system of the control system. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2 wherein each the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices includes an identifier in operative connection therewith, the identifier being configured to provide the data including the identification data to the accessory device identification system. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2 wherein the gas detection device further comprises a sensing system in operative connection with the control system, the sensing system being configured to measure a property of the pump system which varies upon attachment of the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices to the inlet, data of the property of the pump system being used in at least one of: identifying the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices, wherein the reference identification data comprises the data of the property of the pump system, determining a state of attachment of the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices, or determining a state of functionality of the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4 wherein each of the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices includes an identifier in operative connection therewith, the identifier being configured to provide the data including the identification data to the accessory device identification system via a communication device of the accessory device identification system. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4 wherein the gas detection device further comprises a sensing system in operative connection with the control system and configured to measure a property of the pump system which varies upon attachment of the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices to the inlet, the data of the property of the pump system being used in at least one of: identifying the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices, wherein the reference identification data comprises the data of the property of the pump system, determining a state of attachment of the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices, or determining a state of functionality of the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7 wherein the identifier comprises an RFID tag and the communication device of the accessory device identification system comprises an RFID reader. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7 wherein the gas detection device further comprises a sensing system in operative connection with the accessory device identification system and configured to measure a property of the pump system which varies upon attachment of the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices to the inlet, the data of the property of the pump system being used in at least one of: identifying the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices, wherein the reference identification data comprises the data of the property of the pump system, determining a state of attachment of the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices, or determining a state of functionality of the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7 wherein the memory system further comprises software stored thereon and executable by the processor system to compare the identification data received with the reference identification data to identify the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11 wherein the database further has stored therein characterization data for at least one of the plurality of accessory devices or the plurality of combinations of accessory devices, and the memory system further comprises analysis software stored thereon which is executable by the processor system to analyze the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12 wherein the analysis software is configured to determine at least one of compatibility of the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices with the gas detection device, the compatibility of one associated accessory devices with another associated accessory devices, compatibility of the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices with a location, compatibility of the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices with a user, compatibility of the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices with an environment to be tested, a state of connection of the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices to the inlet, a parameter of operation of the gas detection device for use with the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices, a recommendation for changing at least one associated accessory device, or a change in operation of the portable gas detection device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3 further comprising a management system comprising a management processor system, a management communication system configured to be in communicative connection with a gas monitoring system of an entity which comprises the gas detection device, and a management memory system in operative connection with the management processor system, the management memory system having stored therein an algorithm executable by the management processor system to at least one of track usage of or manage the gas detection device and at least one of the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices. ### Claim 15 A method for use with a gas detection device including a housing, a control system including a processor system and a memory system in communicative connection with the processor system, one or more gas sensors within the housing in communicative connection with the control system, wherein each of the one or more gas sensors is independently responsive to a gas analyte, an inlet via which gas to be sampled from an environment enters the housing to come into contact with the one or more gas sensors, and a pump system in fluid connection with the inlet and in fluid connection with the one or more gas sensors, the method, comprising: providing an accessory device identification system in communicative connection with the control system of the gas detection device, the accessory device identification system being configured to receive data including identification data for at least one of (i) each of one or more associated accessory devices or (ii) an associated combination of accessory devices configured to be placed in fluid connection with the inlet of the gas detection device, and identifying at least one of (i) each of the one or more associated accessory devices or (ii) the associated combination of accessory devices from the identification data received. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 wherein the accessory device identification system comprises a database having stored therein data for at least one of a plurality of accessory devices or a plurality of combinations of accessory devices including reference identification data for at least one of each of the plurality of accessory devices or each of the plurality of combinations of accessory devices, the accessory device identification system being configured to compare the identification data received with the reference identification data to identify (i) each of the one or more associated accessory devices or (ii) the associated combination of accessory devices. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 wherein the database further has stored therein characterization data for at least one of each of the plurality of accessory devices or each of the plurality of combinations of accessory devices. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 wherein the database is stored in the memory system of the control system. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 wherein each the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices includes an identifier in operative connection therewith, the identifier being configured to provide the data including the accessory device identification data to the identification system. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 wherein the gas detection device further comprises a sensing system in operative connection with the control system and configured to measure a property of the pump system which varies upon attachment of the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices to the inlet, the method further comprising using the date of the property of the pump system to at least one of: (i) identify the one or more associated accessory devices or the associated combination of accessory devices, (ii) determine a state of attachment thereof, or (iii) determine a state of functionality thereof.