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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8037550 | Stretchable chemical protective material A stretchable chemical protective material is described comprising a selectively permeable chemical protective film and an elastic textile. Further described are methods for making a stretchable chemical protective material and methods of using the same. Materials m... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8028351 | Protective garments and gasket system for firefighter's and other emergency personnel A gasket system (18) is provided for use with a protective boot (12) and a pant leg (16) of a protective garment (14) for a firefighter or other emergency worker. The boot (12) includes an outer boot (24) and a moisture/vapo... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7748060 | Medical apparel with differentiating identifiers Described herein is apparel that protects a wearer from an undesirable agent. The apparel employs a transition portal to assist doffing and to reduce the risk of cross-contamination during doffing. The transition portal attaches to the apparel proximate to one end o... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7636955 | Protective apparel breathing assistance Described herein is protective apparel that improves management. The protective apparel comprises a set of spacers. Each spacer is arranged on an inner portion of the apparel and maintains apparel proximate to the spacer distant from the person, thereby preventing c... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7448093 | Gas- and liquid-proof safety suit A safety suit material can be connected to a plurality of gloves or boots to provide a gas- or liquid-proof connection. A support ring (3) is provided, which is in contact with the inner side of a boot-leg (2) and has a cuff (4) that can be fold... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7370369 | Sanitary arm sleeve structure A sanitary arm sleeve structure includes an arm sleeve, adapted for receiving the user's arm therewithin, having an outer side, an opposed inner side, and a free edge end, and a sleeve protection layer having an upper edge end attached on the arm sleeve and a lower ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7337916 | Pressure/moisture release cooking container The present invention includes an improved food enclosure designed to harness the steam produced during cooking so as to rapidly thaw and cook the food; however, the enclosure also advantageously vents the steam in order to provide a crispier, more desirable food pr... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328463 | Water-soluble articles and methods of making and using the same Water-soluble articles and methods of making, using and disposing of the water-soluble articles are disclosed. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328461 | Protective trousers having gusseted fly In a pair of protective trousers having a fly, in which a flap extending from a first edge of a torso-covering portion covers a second edge thereof in a closed condition of the fly but not in an opened condition of the fly and in which the first and second edges are... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7311670 | Blood pressure cuffs with resilient support sleeves Inflatable blood pressure cuff assemblies include an inflatable elongate cuff member having opposing long edges and opposing short edge portions with a fluid chamber therein and a resilient support sleeve with at least one rib support member, the sleeve attached to ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311102 | Protective apparel Apparel suitable for providing protection against noxious agents, wherein the apparel comprises a laminate material that provides a substantially effective barrier against the noxious agents. It is preferred that the laminate material comprises two or more layers, a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302711 | Elastic flap with sleeve and glove for liquid impervious seal A sleeve-glove attachment assembly for hazardous environments such as surgery, as well as applications where a fluid impervious seal is desirable, such as water or snow activities, is provided to form a fluid impervious seal between a garment sleeve and an elastic g... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287676 | Baby blanket for use with front-worn baby carrier An adjustable baby blanket snuggly covers a baby in a front-worn baby carrier. The baby blanket includes a pouch, a back, a left arm extension, a right arm extension, and a hood. In use, the pouch is slipped up around the baby's legs such that the bottom portion of ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7266965 | Air cooling device A vest including inflatable tubes or chambers which receive cool air from a blower box. The vest includes an outer surface and inner surface, the two surfaces joined to define a multiplicity of tubes. The tubes carry jets which may vent cool air, received from a rem... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258484 | Protective garment The invention relates to a device arrangement for intraoral X-ray imaging comprising an X-ray source unit for generating X-radiation and an intraoral sensor placed in the mouth for X-ray imaging, which receives X-radiation for compiling X-ray image data. The device ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246382 | Handwear that improves protective apparel doffing Described herein are systems and methods that facilitate doffing of protective apparel. The systems and methods employ handwear worn under a glove, such as a disposable fingered glove. The handwear is designed or configured such that when a user doffs the handwear a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7225470 | Protective boots and pant combination A protective garment consisting of boots and pants which can be quickly attached and detached. The boots contain an attachment ring which sealingly mates with a respective attachment ring on the pant leg by a bayonet attachment. There is also provided a kit for retr... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225476 | Protective clothing against biological agents The invention relates to overalls, manufactured by polypropylene and polyethylene, usable as protective clothing, in particular suitable as barrier against biological agents. The overalls provide a very high level of protection against the penetration of liquids and... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7203974 | Scrubs formed from water-soluble polymeric material Water-soluble products and methods of making and using water-soluble products are disclosed. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195025 | Waterproof structure of tent door and method for forming the same A first supplementary fabric 117 and a rainwater guiding fabric 118 are equipped between an inner door fabric 112 and a first zipper tape 113 attached to this, and a first waterproof tape 114 is attached on the sewing line of the r... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7168102 | Moisture barrier cone Closed air space devices and methods of use for full body bio hazard type suits that eliminates condensation and fogging from forming on the face masks and the window visors of the suit. The devices and methods have a sealed closed air space that can be formed from ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160316 | Methods and apparatus for adjusting body core temperature A method and apparatus for adjusting body core temperature are provided. The apparatus comprises an appendage chamber that is adapted to be disassembled from a heat exchange element. In one aspect, the appendage chamber is disposable. The appendage chamber provides ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7155746 | Anti-wicking protective workwear and methods of making and using same The present invention relates to protective outerwear for covering a body portion. The protective outerwear has an inside surface and an outside surface, with at least the outside surface including thereupon an ink jet printed low surface tension liquid blocking mat... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143449 | Garment with restricted internal access A garment with restricted internal access has an upper portion adapted to cover an upper body of a wearer and a lower portion adapted to cover a lower body of the wearer. The upper portion and the lower portion of the body are secured together to prevent access betw... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137147 | Liner providing barrier for protective garment and protective garment comprising same For and in a protective garment having an outer shell, a liner having a barrier side and an opposite side and having, on the barrier side, a moisture barrier or a barrier against chemical or biological agents is folded along two folds, which are parallel when laid f... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128070 | Biological defense masks The invention relates to biological defense masks, and more particularly, biological defense masks designed for use by populations at risk of widespread biological attack via biological weapons of mass destruction. The present invention is also related to methods fo... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129094 | Chemical agent simulant training composition A composition for simulating and evaluating chemical agent contamination which can be used to safely train military personnel in handling chemical agent contamination. It has a vapor generating component having a vapor pressure of from about 0.1 to about 30 mm Hg at... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7120936 | Watch cuff A shirt cuff has a cut-out opening providing a window through which a wristwatch can be viewed and accessed as it is being worn in an operative viewing position. A flexible fabric flap is attached to the cuff and is positioned under the viewing window, thus providin... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7107628 | Safety filtration apparel Safety apparel and/or non-apparel items that filter from the air one or more airborne particles and/or undesired gasses to provide safety to a human and/or non-human from potentially unhealthy airborne particles. The apparel and/or non-apparel item at least partiall... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107629 | Apparel including a heat exchanger One embodiment of the present invention is apparel that includes: (a) a heat exchanger adapted to be worn in close proximity to a portion of a body; (b) a garment adapted to cover the heat exchanger; and (c) a multiplicity of anchors that couple the heat exchanger a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093307 | Anti-static protective garment Disposable chemical and biological protective garments have an internal film or coating of conductive and water absorbing inorganic salts which are antistatic agents activated by the internal humidity generated by the wearer. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077308 | Complete gift wrap An improved time saving integrated reusable gift wrap. The fabric gift wrap is made of stretch fabric and is sewn to fit specific size boxes or packages. This gift wrap is comprised of two sleeves; the top surface being a flat surface and the bottom having an openin... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7056313 | Aesthetically improved side panels for disposable garment and methods of making the same A personal care garment having side seams with a discreet or aesthetically pleasing appearance. The side seams can extend from a waist opening to each of two leg openings between a front side panel and a back side panel. In one embodiment, a ribbon cover is attached... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7028342 | Garment having multiple layers A garment system includes a torso covering member and an upper back and shoulder covering member secured to the torso covering member by a fastener. The garment may include a plurality of torso covering members, each having a configuration different from each of the... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024950 | Method for intelligent sampling of particulates in exhaust lines An in-situ particle monitor in an exhaust controls a particle sampler so that when a predetermined particle threshold is detected, the particle sampler is caused to gather samples from the exhaust in real-time. Electrical control signals are monitored to correlate v... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017306 | Containment assembly A containment assembly such as a down flow containment assembly including a barrier means between the processing zone and the operator breathing zone at least a first part of which is provided with flexible gloves for access to and maneuverability in the processing ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6959456 | Apparatus and method for putting on a protective suit A protection suit, particularly a spacesuit, has an opening in a back portion of the spacesuit for entering and exiting the suit. The spacesuit is suspended on one side of a bulkhead (5′) so that a hole in the bulkhead is aligned with the opening in the bac... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6948191 | Personal protective suit with partial flow restriction A personal protective suit for a wearer includes a hood portion located generally above the wearer's neck and at least partially enveloping the wearer's nose and mouth, a body portion located generally below the wearer's neck and at least partially enveloping the we... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6944885 | Sheet with grommet to provide fluid-impervious seal around object penetrating sheet A fluid-impervious sheet has two expansive surfaces, to one of which an elastomeric grommet adheres. The elastomeric grommet, which is annular when unstressed, outlines a region on the fluid-impervious sheet. The elastic grommet is adapted to provide a fluid-impervi... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942687 | Patient cooling enclosure An enclosure is described for containing a patient whose core temperature is to be cooled below normal body temperature, e.g. to reduce brain damage in patients suffering cardiac arrest. The enclosure comprises a base panel and one or more side panels attached to th... | 09/13/2005 |
