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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2022
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Caroline M. Ylitalo, Stillwater, MN (US);
Marie D. Manner, St. Paul, MN (US);
Claire R. Donoghue, Reading, GB;
Phillip A. Kennedy, Berkshire, GB;
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A custom nose portion former for a respiratory protection device is presented. The former comprises a first portion comprising a nose contour. The nose contour matches a facial skin surface topography of a user of the respiratory protection device. The former comprises a second portion. When the first portion and the second portion, when engaged around a deformable nose portion within the respiratory protection device, form it to match first nose contour such that the face mask is custom fit to the user.