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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7703454 | Inhaler with breath actuated dose counter A device is disclosed for dispensing a fluid supplied from an external fluid source. The device comprises a transducer adapted to receive a fluid from the fluid source, and a collapsible linkage coupling the transducer and the fluid source. The linkage has a collaps... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7357134 | Underwater exhaust system An underwater exhaust system includes an exhaust valve with a valve cover operatively coupled thereto. The valve cover is adapted to create an exhaled air pocket on the water interface side of the valve. The exhaled air pocket allows the valve to operate under reduc... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7290546 | Nasal mask A nasal mask assembly for preferred use in CPAP treatment. The mask assembly comprises a central body, a face cushion, a forehead support and a gas inlet. The gas inlet is rotatably connected to the central body, and the forehead support is pivotally connected to th... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278421 | Full face flexible oxygen mask for use with flight helmets The full face flexible oxygen mask for use with flight helmets includes an elastic face seal with an oronasal cone that seals around the nose and mouth of the wearer, and flexible sealing flaps along the perimeter of the face seal to adapt the face piece of the mask... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7213320 | 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 ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7178526 | Quick-donning full face oxygen mask with inflatable harness and soft foldable lens A mask and harness system for use in providing breathing oxygen and protection from pollutants for the eyes and respiratory system includes a face seal, a soft flexible lens, a pneumatically-actuated harness, and a regulator with microphone to control the flow of ox... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7170058 | Device for assisting a person in rescue operations under hazardous situations An abnormality detection support device, suitable for a case where rescue operations are made under situations that visibility is disturbed by smoke due to fire, includes an infrared camera, a display which, at least when the infrared camera is in use, comes to be p... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7152600 | Biohazard mask suitable for civilians A biohazard mask for civilian use comprises bidirectional HEPA filtering to protect both personal and public health during an outbreak. Several measures are taken to maximize comfort and wearability, such as comfort-fit through a gel seal, anti-fogging protection th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7120940 | Breathing mask adjuster A helmet is particularly well suited for cold-weather use. The helmet includes a jaw shield that is detachable from a head portion. A breathing mask connects to the jaw shield via a mask adjustment mechanism that selectively axially moves the breathing mask toward a... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114498 | Gas delivery, evacuation and respiratory monitoring system and method A gas delivery, evacuation and respiratory monitoring system comprises a face mask having an inflow flapper valve and a fresh-gas inflow tube and an exhaust-gas outflow tube and a gas sampling tube, a fresh gas source and an exhaust-gas scavenging system, a fresh ga... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104264 | Rigid air ducting for respirator hoods and helmets A respirator hood 1 that has an air chamber 6 arranged above the head of a user for delivery of breathable air. The air chamber 6 has an air inlet 13 connected to an air supply hose 5 and an air outlet 17 The outlet 17 | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100611 | Face mask A face mask for use in gas delivery applications, such as breathable gas or aerosol drug systems. The face mask includes a body having a peripheral edge for placement against the face of a wearer. The peripheral edge defines a single chamber over the nose and the mo... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093596 | Connection component for a respirator product A connection component for a detachable component on a respirator product is provided with which the component can be connected to the respirator product in a simple manner. A bayonet connection (6, 7) is provided between the component and the respirator prod... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7089931 | Respirators A respirator (1) having a plurality of internal masks (2, 3) within an external mask (4), the inner masks (2, 3) being linked by ducts (8, 9) so as to direct the inhaled air from the outside of the mask to the oronasal area via an ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083514 | Air-filtration system for vehicle operator An air-filtration system is provided for use in a vehicle for delivering air to a helmet worn by a vehicle operator. The air-filtration system comprises an air intake in the form of a window scoop for drawing exterior air, an air duct assembly for delivering air fro... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7084355 | Multilayer printed circuit board A multilayer printed circuit board is provided in which microcracks or metallic migration is mitigated when a Resin Fill Plated Through Hole (RFP) is arranged near the edge thereof. The multilayer printed circuit board includes an inner layer having an RFP, outer la... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077128 | Eye-wear articles for use with respiratory masks An eye-wear article (93) for use with a respiratory mask (1) comprises a flat piece of transparent polymeric material providing a visor portion. The flat piece of polymeric material has shaped portions in a lower edge that fit over respective selected ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066179 | Patient interface and headgear connector A connection device for connecting a headgear and a mask and a system for supplying a flow of gas to a patient that incorporates such a connection device. The connection device allows independent rotation of each of two independently disconnecting headgear connector... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066178 | Connector for a respiratory mask and a respiratory mask A connector includes a mask end for connecting with the interior of a respiratory mask, a supply conduit end, and a gas washout vent passage having an inlet adjacent to, or forming part of, the mask end in fluid communication with the interior of the respiratory mas... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055521 | Ventilated mask for outdoor use A ventilated mask for outdoor use is provided having a face mask to protect the wearer against insects and flying debris. The mask covers the user's nose, mouth and cheek area, and has a removable visor to provide protection for the eyes as well. The use of a snap i... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051732 | Respirator mask The present invention is directed to a respiratory helmet. The helmet is designed to provide protection to a user's cranium area. The helmet also has a visor designed to provide protection to the user's face area, an air intake system, and a parallel elliptical rail... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044126 | Device for providing protection to the respiratory system A device for providing purified atmospheric air to a user. Air passes passively through a filter and partitions into a mouse-nose compartment and a face compartment. The air from the face compartment flushes a visor and subsequently passes into the mouse-nose compar... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7013891 | Respirators A respirator (1) comprises an inner, oronasal, mask (2) enclosed within an outer, face sealing, mask (3) so as to define a cavity (4) therewith, a screw-threaded air inlet (5) for conducting inhaling air to the interior of the inne... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007690 | Advanced chemical/biological crew mask An improved crew mask for protection of a user against chemical and biological hazards is provided. The novel crew mask includes the following features: a facepiece that includes a hybrid face seal with both intern and flat seals, and at least one transparent lens p... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004163 | Gas delivery, evacuation and respiratory monitoring system and method A carbon-dioxide sampling tube operatively couples a capnograph and an exhaust-gas sampling tube of a mask. The mask has an ambient-to-inside-the mask inflow flapper valve located on a wall of the mask, a fresh-gas inflow tube, an exhaust-gas outflow tube, and a gas... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6995665 | System and method for identifying, monitoring and evaluating equipment, environmental and physiological conditions A system and method are disclosed for identifying monitoring and evaluating hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions. The system may be worn by safety personnel to detect equipment conditions such as low power supply, environmental conditions such as ambient te... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6988500 | Fog free medical face mask A face mask having a mask body made of a shaped first material with an opening and a reduced resistance filter material placed within the opening. The reduced resistance filter material permitting air to flow relatively freely there through. In one embodiment one ed... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6983746 | Underwater exhaust system Provided are exemplary embodiments of an underwater breathing exhaust system configured to lower the exhalation, effort and to direct water adjacent an exhaust valve to reduce the likelihood of water entering the system and/or gas free flowing from the system. ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6978782 | Full face mask Disclosed is a novel light weight inexpensive full face mask in which the air filtration function is carried out by an air filtration shell which has at least a portion of its surface made of a porous filtration material. The air filtration shell also acts as a brea... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6973676 | Protective helmet with integral air supply Protective helmet device includes a helmet with a hard outer shell and a soft inner lining. In one embodiment, a tube inlet with multiple channels is coupled to the top of the outer shell, and is operative to allow the helmet to be connected to an air supply. In ano... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971389 | Portable mask for detainee A protective mask for resisting biting by a detainee has a panel of flexible, breathable material shaped to extend across and cover the nose, mouth and cheeks of a wearer and at least one fastener strap extending between the opposite sides of the panel for extending... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966316 | Clean gas purge for breathing gas regulator A self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) served by a source of breathing gas with a mask and a demand regulator connected to the mask. The regulator has a flexible diaphragmatic member having a side exposed to ambient that moves in response to pressure differenti... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959709 | Manner of attaching component elements to filtration material such as may be utilized in respiratory masks A component is attached to filtration material by providing the component with a deformable extension member that is preferably integral with the component and that extends from a base portion of the component. The extension member is inserted through an opening pro... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6954944 | Air conditioned helmet apparatus A helmet (12) includes a thermoelectric heat pump (14) mounted onto a rear surface of the helmet shell (12) for delivering temperature conditioned air to the interior of the helmet shell. A multi-layer structure (48) on the helmet shell i... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6941949 | Disposable face mask A disposable face mask includes a mask body covering substantially a nose, mouth, and chin of a wearer, and an extension provided with the mask body. The extension is configured to encircle a back of a wearer's head and to substantially cover a wearer's cheeks, jaw,... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6940082 | Protective item for firefighter or for emergency rescue worker and opaque to hazardous radiation A protective item for a firefighter or for an emergency rescue worker has an outer shell and an inner liner, wherein at least one of the outer shell and the inner liner is opaque to hazardous radiation. The inner liner may have plural layers, one being opaque to haz... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6920879 | Compressed air breathing apparatus A compressed air breathing apparatus having a base plate, at least one compressed air bottle detachably mounted to the base plate using a fastening strap and an additional fixing device, and a high-pressure fitting attached to the at least one compressed air bottle.... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6859946 | Cold-weather helmet with breathing mask breathing air from inside the helmet A helmet is particularly well suited for cold-weather use. The helmet includes a jaw shield that is detachable from a head portion. A breathing mask connects to the jaw shield via a mask adjustment mechanism that selectively axially moves the breathing mask toward a... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6772759 | Health mask with channelized breath passageways Air-blocking material forms a concentrated passage in a health mask body that covers a user's nose and mouth where air is concentrated and passed through at inhalation and exhalation. Such concentrated passage maintains humidity and preserves heat due to the humid a... | 08/10/2004 |
