Fit-test method for respirator with sensing system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11534632
APP PUB NO 20200230444A1
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16641687

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A method of fit testing includes providing a respirator; providing a sensor having a sensing element removably positioned substantially within an interior gas space of the respirator; providing a reader configured to be in wireless communication with the sensor; positioning the respirator over a mouth and a nose of a user while the sensor is positioned substantially within an interior gas space of the respirator; and observing respirator fit assessment data communicated from the sensor to the reader.

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3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYP O BOX 33427 ST PAUL MN 55133-3427

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Amell, Nicholas G Burnsville, US 29 373
Bonifas, Andrew P Edmonton, CA 48 537
Donoghue, Claire R Berkshire, GB 16 22
Hauge, Jessica L T St. Paul, US 4 4
Henderson, Christopher P High Shincliffe, GB 67 1859
Kronzer, Joseph P Shoreview, US 8 298
Rakow, Neal A Woodbury, US 69 1144
Stein, David R White Bear Lake, US 15 114
Viner, Andrew S Roseville, US 28 302
Webb, Richard C St. Paul, US 23 41
Ylitalo, Caroline M Stillwater, US 107 2214

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