US Patent Issued to MAKUSAFE on Sept. 29 for "Device, system, and method for monitoring occupancy of hazardous work areas" (Iowa, Nebraska Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,748,175, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to MAKUSAFE CORP. (West Des Moines, Iowa).

"Device, system, and method for monitoring occupancy of hazardous work areas" was invented by Mark Frederick (Cumming, Iowa), Gabriel Glynn (Ankeny, Iowa) and Matthew McMullen (Omaha, Neb.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one or more arrangements, a safety system is presented. The system includes a plurality of wearable devices, a worker detection system, and a control system, among other components. The plurality of wearable devices are configured to be worn by workers during a work shift. The worker detection system is configured to detect presence o...