Patents by Inventor Peter I. Rutkowski

Peter I. Rutkowski has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fall protection compliance system and method
    Patent number: 11745035
    Abstract: A connector for a fall protection compliance system includes a frame having an opening and a connection area configured for receiving a connection structure therein and a connection sensor assembly associated with the frame. The connection sensor assembly includes at least one permanent magnet configured for generating a magnetic field within at least a portion of the connection area, at least one magnetometer configured for detecting a presence or an absence of a disturbance in the magnetic field, and a control device having at least one processor programmed or configured to receive connection data from the at least one magnetometer, determine a connection status of the connector based on detecting the presence or the absence of the disturbance in the magnetic field, and perform at least one action based on the connection status. A method for detecting connection of a connector to a connection structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: MSA Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin T. Sepe, Jeffrey F. Harding, Mitcham C. Tuell, Robert Craig Campbell, Christopher M. Stygar, Peter I. Rutkowski
  • Fall Protection Compliance System and Method
    Publication number: 20220404388
    Abstract: A fall protection compliance system includes a connection structure configured for interfacing an anchor structure and a connection sensor associated with the connection structure. The connection sensor includes an accelerometer or a pressure switch, where the connection sensor is configured to monitor continued connection of the connection structure to the anchor structure over a period of time and to output a signal indicating said continued connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin T. Sepe, Jeffrey F. Harding, Mitcham C. Tuell, Robert Craig Campbell, Christopher M. Stygar, Peter I. Rutkowski, Michael Goodspeed
  • Fall Protection Compliance System and Method
    Publication number: 20200222732
    Abstract: A connector for a fall protection compliance system includes a frame having an opening and a connection area configured for receiving a connection structure therein and a connection sensor assembly associated with the frame. The connection sensor assembly includes at least one permanent magnet configured for generating a magnetic field within at least a portion of the connection area, at least one magnetometer configured for detecting a presence or an absence of a disturbance in the magnetic field, and a control device having at least one processor programmed or configured to receive connection data from the at least one magnetometer, determine a connection status of the connector based on detecting the presence or the absence of the disturbance in the magnetic field, and perform at least one action based on the connection status. A method for detecting connection of a connector to a connection structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Peter I. Rutkowski, Jeffrey F. Harding, Benjamin T. Sepe, Robert Craig Campbell, Christopher M. Stygar, Mitcham Tuell