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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2003
Applicants:
Paul J. Flannigan, Roseville, MN (US);
Steven J. Maxa, Burnsville, MN (US);
Inventors:
Paul J. Flannigan, Roseville, MN (US);
Steven J. Maxa, Burnsville, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 18/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A facepiece insert () that has a fluid communication component () non-integrally joined to a supporting portion (). The insert can be made by (a) providing at least one supporting portion () of a facepiece insert (); (b) providing at least one fluid communication component () separately from the supporting portion () of the facepiece insert (); and (c) securing the at least one fluid communication component () to the at least one supporting portion ().