Method for Retrofitting Safety Equipment Items and Database
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating a set of information relating to a plurality of first safety equipment items produced by a producer, comprising the steps of:
- applying one of a plurality of unique identifiers to each of said plurality of first safety equipment items before said plurality of first safety equipment items leave control of said producer;
establishing a database representative of information associated with a plurality of unique identifiers and a plurality of safety equipment items;
associating said one of said plurality of unique identifiers with a respective one of said plurality of first safety equipment items;
retrofitting a plurality of second safety equipment items by applying one of said plurality of unique identifiers with a respective one of said plurality of second safety equipment items after said plurality of second safety equipment items leaves control of said producer; and
associating said one of said plurality of unique identifiers with a respective one of said plurality of safety equipment items;
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Abstract
Database and method facilitating a set of information relating to a plurality of first safety equipment items produced by a producer. One of a plurality of unique identifiers is applied to each of the plurality of first safety equipment items before the plurality of first safety equipment items leave control of the producer. A database representative of information associated with a plurality of unique identifiers and a plurality of safety equipment items is established. The one of the plurality of unique identifiers is associated with a respective one of the plurality of first safety equipment items. A plurality of second safety equipment items is retrofitted by applying one of the plurality of unique identifiers with a respective one of the plurality of second safety equipment items after the plurality of second safety equipment items leaves control of the producer. The one of the plurality of unique identifiers is associated with a respective one of the plurality of safety equipment items.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating a set of information relating to a plurality of first safety equipment items produced by a producer, comprising the steps of:
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applying one of a plurality of unique identifiers to each of said plurality of first safety equipment items before said plurality of first safety equipment items leave control of said producer;
establishing a database representative of information associated with a plurality of unique identifiers and a plurality of safety equipment items;
associating said one of said plurality of unique identifiers with a respective one of said plurality of first safety equipment items;
retrofitting a plurality of second safety equipment items by applying one of said plurality of unique identifiers with a respective one of said plurality of second safety equipment items after said plurality of second safety equipment items leaves control of said producer; and
associating said one of said plurality of unique identifiers with a respective one of said plurality of safety equipment items;
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A database system containing a set of information relating to a plurality of first safety equipment items produced by a producer, comprising:
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a plurality of unique identifiers applied to each of said plurality of first safety equipment items;
a database representative of information associated with a plurality of unique identifiers and a plurality of safety equipment items;
said database containing information associating said one of said plurality of unique identifiers with a respective one of said plurality of first safety equipment items; and
a plurality of second safety equipment items retrofitted with one of said plurality of unique identifiers;
said database containing information associating said one of said plurality of unique identifiers with a respective one of said plurality of safety equipment items. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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