Inventor
KANUKURTHY KIRAN S
US46 patents
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3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO
27 patentsUS9998804B2Jun 12, 2018
Personal protective equipment (PPE) with analytical stream processing for safety event detection
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO36 citations97
US9848666B1Dec 26, 2017
Retrofit sensor module for a protective head top
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO21 citations93
US10515532B2Dec 24, 2019
Self-check for personal protective equipment
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO11 citations92
US11291255B2Apr 5, 2022
Personal protective equipment system using optical articles for integrated monitoring, alerting, and predictive safety event avoidance
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO7 citations86
US11343598B2May 24, 2022
Personal protective equipment (PPE) with analytical stream processing for safety event detection
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO3 citations84
US11127277B2Sep 21, 2021
Self-check for personal protective equipment
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO8 citations84
US11030873B2Jun 8, 2021
Context-based programmable safety rules for personal protective equipment
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO9 citations84
US10741052B2Aug 11, 2020
Self-check for personal protective equipment
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO8 citations84
US10610708B2Apr 7, 2020
Indicating hazardous exposure in a supplied air respirator system
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO10 citations84
US10607467B2Mar 31, 2020
Context-based programmable safety rules for personal protective equipment
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO12 citations84
US10542332B2Jan 21, 2020
Personal protective equipment (PPE) with analytical stream processing for safety event detection
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO8 citations84
US11023818B2Jun 1, 2021
Personal protective equipment system having analytics engine with integrated monitoring, alerting, and predictive safety event avoidance
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO11 citations83
US10849790B2Dec 1, 2020
Welding shield with exposure detection for proactive welding hazard avoidance
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO7 citations83
US10575579B2Mar 3, 2020
Personal protective equipment system with sensor module for a protective head top
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO9 citations83
US10206447B2Feb 19, 2019
Retrofit sensor module for a protective head top
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO5 citations83
US11263568B2Mar 1, 2022
Intelligent safety monitoring and analytics system for personal protective equipment
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO9 citations79
US10433787B2Oct 8, 2019
Self-administered tamper-evident drug detection
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO2 citations73
US11260251B2Mar 1, 2022
Respirator device with light exposure detection
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO5 citations72
US11039652B2Jun 22, 2021
Sensor module for a protective head top
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO3 citations72
US11314971B2Apr 26, 2022
Personal protective equipment management system using optical patterns for equipment and safety monitoring
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO5 citations71
US11025725B2Jun 1, 2021
Providing safety related contextual information in a personal protective equipment system
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO2 citations65
US11330062B2May 10, 2022
Providing safety related contextual information in a personal protective equipment system
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO1 citations54
US10031260B2Jul 24, 2018
Object sensor
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO0 citations52
US9440176B2Sep 13, 2016
Filter systems including patterned optical analyte sensors and optical readers
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO1 citations52
US10997543B2May 4, 2021
Personal protective equipment and safety management system for comparative safety event assessment
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO0 citations51
US8817265B2Aug 26, 2014
Optoelectronic methods and devices for detection of analytes
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO0 citations49
US11308568B2Apr 19, 2022
Confined space configuration and operations management system
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO0 citations45
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
14 patentsUS11694536B2Jul 4, 2023
Self-check for personal protective equipment
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY4 citations86
US12033488B2Jul 9, 2024
Self-check for personal protective equipment
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY2 citations73
US11666486B2Jun 6, 2023
Remote interface for digital configuration and security of safety equipment
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY2 citations65
US12462663B2Nov 4, 2025
Self-check for personal protective equipment
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY0 citations62
US12368984B2Jul 22, 2025
Personal protective equipment (PPE) with analytical stream processing for safety event detection
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY0 citations62
US11979696B2May 7, 2024
Personal protective equipment (PPE) with analytical stream processing for safety event detection
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY0 citations62
US11689833B2Jun 27, 2023
Personal protective equipment (PPE) with analytical stream processing for safety event detection
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY0 citations62
US12148280B2Nov 19, 2024
Context-based programmable safety rules for personal protective equipment
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY0 citations61
US11963571B2Apr 23, 2024
Pixel optical sensing of visibly transparent object utilizing reflective materials for personal protective equipment
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY0 citations61
US11676468B2Jun 13, 2023
Context-based programmable safety rules for personal protective equipment
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY0 citations61
US11682185B2Jun 20, 2023
Personal protective equipment management system using optical patterns for equipment and safety monitoring
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY0 citations60
US12488261B2Dec 2, 2025
Personal protective equipment system having analytics engine with integrated monitoring, alerting, and predictive safety event avoidance
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY0 citations59
US11925232B2Mar 12, 2024
Hearing protector with positional and sound monitoring sensors for proactive sound hazard avoidance
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY0 citations59
US12499711B2Dec 16, 2025
Identification of workers using personal protective equipment and worker movement characteristic analysis
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY0 citations45