Patents by Inventor Robert F. Meistrell

Robert F. Meistrell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20080301861
    Abstract: A thermally protective coveralls style suit having a plurality of separate water trapping regions between the suit and a user. The suit has a front slide fastener from crotch to neck with water entry retarding arm closures at the wrists and leg closures at ankles or thighs forming water trapping regions, leaving hands and feet free for swimming. Upper and lower chest straps cooperate forming water trapping regions by blocking pocket or water exchange between upper and lower torso regions. Permissive water entry at wrists, ankles or thighs, and neck or face, without circulation or exchange to surrounding water, allows separate pockets or thin film layers of water in the upper, lower, and central torso regions to insulate the body somewhat like a wetsuit where a single film provides insulation. An optional hood is provided to form another pocket or thin film layer without water circulation. Floatation pads assist buoyancy. A jacket embodiment is truncated at the lower chest strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Robert F. Meistrell, William T. Lafay
  • Patent number: 4707031
    Abstract: A head support for a traveler sitting in a chair having a headrest, and which includes:(a) a first band adapted to be fitted in adjustably wrapped condition closely about the user's head and at eye or forehead level,(b) band retention structure associated with the band for retaining the band in said wrapped condition, and(c) head restraint structure coupled to the band and adapted to be coupled to the headrest for restraining the user's head against lateral side-to-side movement relative to the headrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1987
    Inventor: Robert F. Meistrell