Patents by Inventor Heidi A. Lopez-Hidalgo

Heidi A. Lopez-Hidalgo 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).

  • AERIAL LIFT INTERLOCKED WITH FALL-PROTECTION SAFETY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20240270554
    Abstract: An aerial lift that is interlocked with a fall-protection safety apparatus and may be further interlocked with at least one additional safety apparatus. The aerial lift is equipped with a monitoring system that is configured to detect whether a connector of a safety line of the fall-protection apparatus appears to be connected to a safety harness of a user of the aerial lift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Lepp, Christopher J. Reineke, Kristin M. Mikes, Donaldo J. Medeiros, Jeffrey T. Keacher, Aline H. Hinkle, Christopher M. Higgins, Heidi A. Lopez-Hidalgo, Tyler B. Henn, Lauren K. Carlson, Michael T. Weiss
  • AERIAL LIFT INTERLOCKED WITH FALL-PROTECTION SAFETY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20240161593
    Abstract: An aerial lift that is interlocked with a fall-protection safety apparatus and may be further interlocked with at least one additional safety apparatus. The aerial lift is equipped with a monitoring system that is configured to detect whether a connector of a safety line of the fall-protection apparatus appears to be connected to a safety harness of a user of the aerial lift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Lepp, Christopher J. Reineke, Kristin M. Mikes, Donaldo J. Medeiros, Jeffrey T. Keacher, Aline H. Hinkle, Christopher M. Higgins, Heidi A. Lopez-Hidalgo, Tyler B. Henn, Lauren K. Carlson, Michael T. Weiss
  • Fall-protection system with monitoring system
    Patent number: 11633632
    Abstract: A fall-protection system including a harness and a fall-protection apparatus with a lifeline bearing a connector configured to be connected to the harness; and, a fall-protection monitoring system with a base unit and with at least one sensor module configured to sense a condition of the connector and to communicate a signal indicative of the condition of the connector to the base unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Lauren K. Carlson, Scott E. Brigham, Christopher W. Coyle, Heidi A. Lopez-Hidalgo, Jonathan J. Lepp, Stephen D. Shaver, Jeffrey T. Keacher
  • FALL-PROTECTION SYSTEM WITH MONITORING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220134149
    Abstract: A fall-protection system including a harness and a fall-protection apparatus with a lifeline bearing a connector configured to be connected to the harness; and, a fall-protection monitoring system with a base unit and with at least one sensor module configured to sense a condition of the connector and to communicate a signal indicative of the condition of the connector to the base unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Lauren K. Carlson, Scott E. Brigham, Christopher W. Coyle, Heidi A. Lopez-Hidalgo, Jonathan J. Lepp, Stephen D. Shaver, Jeffrey T. Keacher