Mechanized area controller

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9822927
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14151056

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Mechanized area controller systems and methods for coordinating the movement of workers and vehicles to improve safety are disclosed. Some embodiments of the methods include generating a magnetic field defining a first zone and detecting a response signal from a first device. Other method embodiments also include detecting a response signal from a second device and generating a danger signal when the first and second devices are both within the first zone. Some system embodiments include a magnetic field generator for defining a first zone and a first device configured to detect the first zone magnetic field and generate a first device response signal. Other system embodiments also include a second device configured to detect the first zone magnetic field and generate a second device response signal and a first controller configured to generate a danger signal when the first and second devices are both within the first zone.

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  • FREDERICK ENERGY PRODUCTS, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Frederick, Larry D Huntsville, US 48 626

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