3m Innovative Properties Company

Mark A J Fernandes

Stuart J King

Garry J Walker

Thomas J Brace

James M Ulwelling

Desmond T Curran

Benjamin A Johnson

Thomas I Insley

Andrew Murphy

Derek A Parkin

James J May

Bruce E Nelson

Reyad A Abdulqader

Richard D Williams

Daniel P Jenkins

Christopher P Henderson

Elliott J Baxter

Mario-Alexander Lehmann

Andrea Lejewski

Stuart A Mcglasson

David N Boyce

A respirator has a shell that defines a breathable air zone for a user wearing the respirator. An air flow control system for the respirator has an air delivery conduit within the shell of the respirator, a valve member moveable relative to the air delivery conduit and within the shell to vary the amount of air flow through the air delivery conduit, and a valve actuator outside of the shell of the respirator. The valve actuator is manipulatable by a user of the respirator while wearing the respirator to control movement of the valve member.

Respirator flow control apparatus and method

A respirator system is disclosed that includes a foldable head cover assembly including a face seal portion. The respirator assembly further includes a visor assembly attached to the head cover assembly and a head suspension system removably attached to the visor assembly. The visor assembly and the head cover assembly on one hand, and the suspension system on the other, are separable and foldable to enable storing and/or shipping the same separately. A head suspension system is also disclosed.

Respirator system including removable head suspension

A personal respiratory protection device comprising a main body () carrying an exhalation valve (), the valve () having a grip region () which is grippable in use by the user, the grip region () being configured to indicate to the user that the valve () is to be gripped during opening, donning and doffing of the device.

Respirator valve

Various embodiments of a personal respiratory protection device () are disclosed. The personal respiratory protection device () includes an upper panel (), a central panel (), and a lower panel (), the central panel () being separated from each of the upper and lower panels () by a first and second fold (), seam, weld () or bond, respectively, such that the device is capable of being folded flat for storage along the first and second fold (), seam, weld () or bond and opened to form a cup-shaped air chamber over the nose and mouth of the wearer when in use. The lower panel () includes a stiffening sheet () that has a longitudinal crease line, where the stiffening sheet () is folded about the longitudinal crease line when the device is in use.

Flat-fold respirator

An air flow control system for a respirator () is described which includes a shell that defines a breathable air zone for a user () wearing the respirator (), an air delivery conduit () within the shell of the respirator, and a valve member () moveable relative to the air delivery conduit and within the shell to vary the air flow through the air delivery conduit. The air flow control system also includes an outer device () outside of the shell of the respirator that is rotatable by a user () of the respirator while wearing the respirator to control movement of the valve member.

Visor frame for headgear article

Headgear article having recessed portions

Jaw frame for headgear article

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Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

Mark A J Fernandes