Patents by Inventor Bertil R. L. Werjefelt
Bertil R. L. Werjefelt 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).
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Patent number: 11383847Abstract: An emergency vision apparatus comprises an inflatable enclosure to enable a user to see through the enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of the enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment. The enclosure includes an opening configured for insertion of a user's hand into the interior of the enclosure to allow the user to operate a touch sensitive screen or hardware visible through the second clear member disposed toward a user and a sealable closure for closing the opening and sealing the opening around the user's hand. The sealable closure includes flexible first and second sheets covering the opening, the first and second sheets including respective first and second slits disposed transversely to each other, the first and second slits being configured to allow insertion of the user's hand into the interior of the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Inventors: Bertil R. L. Werjefelt, Christian Werjefelt, Alexander K. Werjefelt
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Patent number: 10215991Abstract: A hand-held emergency vision apparatus comprises an enclosed tubular structure having opposite first and second ends; first and second clear members disposed at respective the first and second ends; the structure including a plurality of tubular members retractable to a shorter length and extendable to one of several lengths, the tubular members are rigid and sealed from the outside air; and a filter operably associated with the tubular structure to filter the outside air such that when the tubular structure is extended from the compact form air the outside air is forced through the filter and clean air enters the tubular structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Inventors: Bertil R. L. Werjefelt, Christian Werjefelt, Alexander K. Werjefelt
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Patent number: 9956440Abstract: An oxygen supply system for a station operator includes an oxygen cylinder; a mask operably connected to the oxygen cylinder; a pouch operably connected to the mask; carbon dioxide scrubber disposed inside the pouch; first one-way valve operably connected between the mask and the pouch for allowing one-way flow of gases exhaled by the operator from the mask to the pouch; and second one-way valve operably connected between the mask and the pouch for allowing one-way flow of gases from the pouch to the operator.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Inventor: Bertil R. L. Werjefelt
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Patent number: 9914546Abstract: An emergency vision apparatus for providing an operator visual access to information during a smoke emergency, comprises an enclosure made of airtight material having spaced apart front and rear panels, the front panel being transparent, the front panel including fasteners for attachment to an instrument panel; an image capture device attached to said rear panel, the image capture device being oriented to view the instrument panel through the transparent front panel; an image viewing device for being disposed in front of one of the operator's eyes, the image viewing device being operably associated with the image capture device; and a support structure to support said viewing lens in front of one of the operator's eyes.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2008Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Inventors: Bertil R. L. Werjefelt, David Jenkins
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Publication number: 20170267362Abstract: An emergency vision apparatus comprises an inflatable enclosure to enable a user to see through the enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of the enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment. The enclosure includes an opening configured for insertion of a user's hand into the interior of the enclosure to allow the user to operate a touch sensitive screen or hardware visible through the second clear member disposed toward a user and a sealable closure for closing the opening and sealing the opening around the user's hand. The sealable closure includes flexible first and second sheets covering the opening, the first and second sheets including respective first and second slits disposed transversely to each other, the first and second slits being configured to allow insertion of the user's hand into the interior of the enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Bertil R.L. WERJEFELT, Christian WERJEFELT, Alexander K. WERJEFELT
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Publication number: 20170235149Abstract: A hand-held emergency vision apparatus comprises an enclosed tubular structure having opposite first and second ends; first and second clear members disposed at respective the first and second ends; the structure including a plurality of tubular members retractable to a shorter length and extendable to one of several lengths, the tubular members are rigid and sealed from the outside air; and a filter operably associated with the tubular structure to filter the outside air such that when the tubular structure is extended from the compact form air the outside air is forced through the filter and clean air enters the tubular structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Bertil R.L. WERJEFELT, Christian WERJEFELT, Alexander K. WERJEFELT
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Patent number: 9567103Abstract: A glare shield equipped with an emergency vision apparatus comprises a blower disposed within the glare shield; an inflatable first enclosure made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use; first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of the inflatable first enclosure to enable a user to see through the inflatable first enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of the inflatable first enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment; a switch operably associated with the blower to activate the blower and thereby inflate the inflatable first enclosure to the expanded form when the inflatable first enclosure is to be deployed; and a tubular passageway connecting the blower and the first enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Inventors: Bertil R. L. Werjefelt, Alexander K. Werjefelt, Christian Werjefelt
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Patent number: 9329393Abstract: An emergency vision apparatus comprises an inflatable first enclosure, the first enclosure being made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use; and first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of the first enclosure to enable a user to see through the first enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of the first enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment. A touch sensitive screen is viewable through the first clear member. The first enclosure includes a closable opening configured for insertion of a user's hand to allow the user to operate the touch sensitive screen viewable through the first clear member; and a sealable closure for closing the opening and sealing the opening around the user's hand.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2014Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Inventors: Bertil R. L. Werjefelt, Alexander K. Werjefelt, Christian Werjefelt
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Publication number: 20160059969Abstract: A glare shield equipped with an emergency vision apparatus comprises a blower disposed within the glare shield; an inflatable first enclosure made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use; first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of the inflatable first enclosure to enable a user to see through the inflatable first enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of the inflatable first enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment; a switch operably associated with the blower to activate the blower and thereby inflate the inflatable first enclosure to the expanded form when the inflatable first enclosure is to be deployed; and a tubular passageway connecting the blower and the first enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Bertil R.L. WERJEFELT, ALEXANDER K. WERJEFELT, CHRISTIAN WERJEFELT
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Patent number: 9193477Abstract: A glare shield equipped with an emergency vision apparatus comprises a glare shield in a cockpit and a compartment recessed into the glare shield. A blower is disposed within the compartment. An inflatable first enclosure made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use is connected to the blower with a tubular air passageway. The first enclosure when in the deflated form is stored within the compartment. First and second clear members are disposed at respective first and second ends of the enclosure to enable a user to see through the first enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of the first enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment. A switch operably is associated with the blower to activate the blower and thereby inflate the first enclosure when deployed.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2013Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Inventors: Bertil R. L. Werjefelt, Alexander K. Werjefelt, Christian Werjefelt
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Publication number: 20150202472Abstract: An oxygen supply system for a station operator, comprising an oxygen mask for being operably connected to an oxygen cylinder; a pouch operably connected to the oxygen mask; carbon dioxide scrubber disposed inside the pouch; a first one-way valve operably connected between the oxygen mask and the pouch for allowing one-way flow of gases exhaled by the operator from the oxygen mask to the pouch; and a second one-way valve operably connected between the oxygen mask and the pouch for allowing one-way flow of gases from the pouch to the operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventor: Bertil R.L. WERJEFELT
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Patent number: 8888042Abstract: An emergency vision apparatus for providing an operator in a station visual access to information during a vision-obscuring emergency, comprises an expandable first enclosure filled with clear air, the first enclosure having front and rear transparent panels to allow an operator visual access through the first enclosure to a first source of information disposed in front of the front panel; an expandable second enclosure filled with clear air, the second enclosure having a rear panel and a transparent front panel for being disposed in proximity to a second source of information; a first camera disposed at the rear panel of the second enclosure, the camera being directed toward the front panel to image the second source of information through the second enclosure front panel; and a first display operably connected to the camera, the display being operably associated with the first enclosure to be visible to the operator through the first enclosure rear panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2008Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Inventor: Bertil R. L. Werjefelt
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Publication number: 20140226226Abstract: An emergency vision apparatus comprises an inflatable first enclosure, the first enclosure being made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use; and first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of the first enclosure to enable a user to see through the first enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of the first enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment. A touch sensitive screen is viewable through the first clear member. The first enclosure includes a closable opening configured for insertion of a user's hand to allow the user to operate the touch sensitive screen viewable through the first clear member; and a sealable closure for closing the opening and sealing the opening around the user's hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Inventors: Bertil R.L. WERJEFELT, Alexander K. Werjefelt, Christian Werjefelt
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Publication number: 20140158827Abstract: A glare shield equipped with an emergency vision apparatus comprises a glare shield in a cockpit and a compartment recessed into the glare shield. A blower is disposed within the compartment. An inflatable first enclosure made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use is connected to the blower with a tubular air passageway. The first enclosure when in the deflated form is stored within the compartment. First and second clear members are disposed at respective first and second ends of the enclosure to enable a user to see through the first enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of the first enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment. A switch operably is associated with the blower to activate the blower and thereby inflate the first enclosure when deployed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Inventors: Bertil R.L. WERJEFELT, ALEXANDER K. WERJEFELT, CHRISTIAN WERJEFELT
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Patent number: 8705189Abstract: An emergency vision apparatus comprises an inflatable first enclosure, the first enclosure being made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use; and first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of the first enclosure to enable a user to see through the first enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of the first enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment. The first enclosure includes a closable opening configured for insertion of a user's hand to allow the user to operate a touch sensitive screen or hardware disposed in front of the first clear member; and a sealable closure for closing the opening and sealing the opening around the user's hand.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Inventors: Bertil R. L. Werjefelt, Alexander K. Werjefelt, Christian Werjefelt
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Patent number: 8573514Abstract: A smoke evacuation device comprises a nozzle for connection to a source of clean air supply, the nozzle being adapted to vent clean air supply in all available directions in space therefrom to provide a volume of space with clean air in the proximity of the nozzle, thereby providing visibility and breathable air to the user. The nozzle is adapted to minimize entrainment of the surrounding smoke into the volume.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2003Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Inventor: Bertil R. L. Werjefelt
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Patent number: 8453969Abstract: A glare shield equipped with an emergency vision apparatus comprises a glare shield in a cockpit and a compartment recessed into the glare shield. A blower is disposed within the compartment. An inflatable first enclosure made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use is connected to the blower with a tubular air passageway. The first enclosure when in the deflated form is stored within the compartment. First and second clear members are disposed at respective first and second ends of the enclosure to enable a user to see through the first enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of the first enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment. A switch operably is associated with the blower to activate the blower and thereby inflate the first enclosure when deployed.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2011Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Inventors: Bertil R. L. Werjefelt, Alexander K. Werjefelt, Christian Werjefelt
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Publication number: 20130107388Abstract: An emergency vision apparatus comprises an inflatable first enclosure, the first enclosure being made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use; and first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of the first enclosure to enable a user to see through the first enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of the first enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment. The first enclosure includes a closable opening configured for insertion of a user's hand to allow the user to operate a touch sensitive screen or hardware disposed in front of the first clear member; and a sealable closure for closing the opening and sealing the opening around the user's hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2011Publication date: May 2, 2013Inventors: Bertil R. L. Werjefelt, Alexander K. Werjefelt, Christian Werjefelt
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Patent number: 8411382Abstract: The present invention provides an emergency vision apparatus, comprising a blower; an inflatable enclosure remote from the blower, the enclosure being made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use; first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of the enclosure to enable a user to see through the enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of the enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment; a switch operably associated with the blower to activate the blower and thereby inflate the enclosure when deployed; and an air passageway connecting the blower and the enclosure, the passageway being extendible from a shorter length to a longer length when the enclosure is deployed.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2009Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Inventor: Bertil R. L. Werjefelt
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Publication number: 20120325961Abstract: A glare shield equipped with an emergency vision apparatus comprises a glare shield in a cockpit and a compartment recessed into the glare shield. A blower is disposed within the compartment. An inflatable first enclosure made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use is connected to the blower with a tubular air passageway. The first enclosure when in the deflated form is stored within the compartment. First and second clear members are disposed at respective first and second ends of the enclosure to enable a user to see through the first enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of the first enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment. A switch operably is associated with the blower to activate the blower and thereby inflate the first enclosure when deployed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Bertil R.L. WERJEFELT, Alexander K. WERJEFELT, Christian WERJEFELT