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US 2024/0377196 A1Published application
Tilt indicator
AssigneeShockWatch, Inc.
InventorsAnthony N. Fonk, Johannes A. van Niekerk
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Abstract
A tilt indicator includes a housing having a tilt detection assembly, switch circuitry, and a radio-frequency identification (RFID) module coupled to the switch circuitry. Responsive to the tilt detection assembly being subjected to a tilt event exceeding a threshold, the switch circuitry causes a change in a value output by the RFID module when activated.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A tilt indicator, comprising:
- a housing having a tilt detection assembly, the tilt detection assembly comprising a first mass disposed within a receptacle and a second mass positioned with respect to the receptacle to prevent the first mass from exiting the receptacle;
- a communication module;
- an arming element removable to enable the second mass to move with respect to the receptacle to allow the first mass to exit the receptacle in response to a tilt event exceeding a threshold;
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- switch circuitry conductively connected to the first mass when the tilt indicator is in an upright position, and wherein responsive to the tilt event, the first mass disconnects from the switch circuitry, and wherein the communication module is configured to detect a state of the switch circuitry and indicate an activated state of the tilt indicator in response to the disconnection.
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A tilt indicator, comprising:
- a housing having a tilt detection assembly, the tilt detection assembly comprising;
- a receptacle disposed on a first side of a support member;
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- a mass disposed within the receptacle;
- switch circuitry comprising:
- a plurality of conductive surfaces disposed on the first side of the support member and engageable with the mass;
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- a plurality of conductors connected to respective ones of the plurality of conductive surfaces and extending through the support member to a second side of the support member opposite the first side;
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- a communication module coupled to the switch circuitry;
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- wherein responsive to the tilt detection assembly being subjected to a tilt event exceeding a threshold, the switch circuitry causes a change in a value output by the communication module when activated based on a connection state of the mass with the plurality of conductive surfaces.
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The tilt indicator of claim 28, wherein the mass comprises a conductive mass.
A tilt indicator, comprising:
- a housing having a tilt detection assembly, the tilt detection assembly comprising a mass disposed within a receptacle;
- switch circuitry comprising a proximity sensor positioned to detect the mass exiting the receptacle in responsive to a tilt event exceeding a threshold;
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- a communication module coupled to the switch circuitry;
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- wherein responsive to the tilt event, the communication module is configured to wirelessly indicate an activated state of the tilt indicator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.