W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Seth Harper

Shawn Patrick Riley

Allen B Maples

Holly Blake

Bernd Zischka

Werner Stubiger

Werner Stübiger

Shawn Riley

Allen Maples

Disclosed are protective hoods including particle barrier layers to reduce or prevent penetration of the hoods by particulates in the environment of a wearer. The particle barrier layer of a hood is accessible when the hood is intact. A hood described herein optionally includes an aperture for accessing the particle barrier layer. A hood described herein optionally includes a face opening that engages with a face mask to form a protective seal. A hood described herein optionally includes a visual indicator to indicate when the hood is properly positioned with respect to a face mask.

Hood including particle barrier

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Newark, DE, United States of America

Seth Harper