ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,289, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Weavix Inc. (Wichita, Kan.).
"Confined space monitoring system and method" was invented by Kevin Turpin (Augusta, Kan.), Dylan Turnquist (Wichita, Kan.) and Benjamin Burrus (Wichita, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a system for monitoring confined spaces. The system includes a portable area monitor that operates in a local LTE network, and thus, is included into a cloud-based platform. A Wi-Fi antenna is included in the confined space, enabling communications with both smart communication devices and gas sensors worn by workers while inside the confined space, thus providing cl...