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US 12,757,951 B2Granted
Partitioned PPE mask or respirator
OwnerWilliam J Birgen, Ronald Vinluan +1inventors
InventorsWilliam J Birgen, Ronald Vinluan, Georgina Carrasco
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Abstract
A surgical mask having partitions that isolate the respiration from the nose and mouth of a wearer into two separate compartments or volumes.
Claims2
A mask for a user, comprising:
- a first respiration partition comprised of a first filter media, the first respiration partition comprised of first and second opposing side edges and a middle bottom edge, the first respiration partition formed to have a convex shape;
- an aperture in the first respiration partition, the aperture positioned in the first respiration partition;
- and
- a second respiration partition attached to the first respiration partition, the second respiration partition comprised of at least a second filter media with an open end and a closed end, the open end coupled around the aperture;
- wherein the first respiration partition is configured to seal against the user's face around the user's nose, against the user's cheeks at the first and second opposing side edges, and conform against and under the user's chin at the middle bottom edge, the convex shape configured to cover the user's mouth therein;
- wherein the aperture is configured for receipt of the user's nose therethrough;
- wherein the second respiration partition is configured for receipt of respiration from the user's nose;
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- wherein the first respiration partition is configured for receipt of respiration from the user's mouth.
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