Abstract: A breath monitor device useful for monitoring the inhaling and exhaling of patients and particularly patients on a breathing apparatus, the device being constructed to have a sensor element positioned in the path of the breath flow to respond to the breath and to the constituants thereof, the breathing apparatus including structure for supporting the sensor element, and a control circuit connected to the sensor element including a circuit portion for amplifying responses produced by the sensor element, a circuit portion for establishing threshold conditions for indicating whether the individual patient being monitored is inhaling or exhaling and that the patient is using the oxygen being breathed at a set minimum rate, a control panel connected to the control circuit including a first indicator for indicating when the patient is inhaling, a second indicator for indicating when the patient is exhaling, and a control element adjustable to establish minimum safe breathing rate conditions including an alarm devic

Abstract: The vapor-sensing protective system of the present invention has a sensing device for fuel vapor which is mounted in an area where a fuel-powered engine is located. That sensing device develops a voltage within a predetermined range whenever it is operative and is properly connected in that system and senses for but does not detect fuel vapor; and that system responds to that voltage to permit starting of that engine. If that sensing device is not operative or is not properly connected in that system, it will be unable to develop a voltage within that predetermined range; and hence that system will prevent starting of that engine. If that sensing device is operative and is properly connected in that system and senses for and detects fuel vapor, it will develop a voltage above that predetermined range; and hence that system will prevent starting of that engine.