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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2016
Active Protective Technologies, Inc., Kennedyville, MD (US);
Robert F. Buckman, Elkton, MD (US);
Drew Lakatos, Allentown, PA (US);
David Perry, Cambridge, MA (US);
David Schoon, Stow, MA (US);
Wamis Singhatat, Malvern, PA (US);
Jon Wenderoth, Boston, MA (US);
ACTIVE PROTECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Kennedyville, MD (US);
Abstract
Systems including noise suppression devices for personal impact protection systems are provided. One such system includes an inflator having an inflator discharge port; a flexible permeable inner tube configured to receive gas from the inflator via the inflator discharge port; and a flexible outer tube surrounding the inner tube and configured to receive gas from the inner tube, the outer tube including one or more outer tube discharge ports. Another such system includes an inflator having an inflator discharge port; a flexible non-permeable tube configured to receive gas from the inflator via the inflator discharge port; and a permeable gas diffuser element disposed in or adjacent to the tube, the diffuser element being configured to receive gas from the inflator via the inner tube.