Patents by Inventor Garry Walker

Garry Walker 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: 20130228183
    Abstract: A supplied air respirator (10, 50) that includes a clean air source (16, 54), a facepiece (18, 18?), a hose (12, 52), and a hose adjustment mechanism (14, 34). The clean air source (16, 54) is designed to be carried by a user of the (10, 50), and the face piece (18, 18?) is sized to fit at least over the user's nose and mouth. The hose (12) extends from the clean air source (16, 54) to the facepiece (18, 18?). The hose adjustment mechanism (14, 36) enables the hose length to be controlled so that slack is eliminated between the clean air source (16, 54) and the facepiece (18, 18?). The supplied air respirator (10, 50) is beneficial and that it reduces opportunities for the hose (12, 52) to become inadvertently caught on an article located in the work environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Garry Walker, Desmond T. Curran, Andrew Murphy, Derek A. Parkin
  • Publication number: 20060283455
    Abstract: A respirator hood assembly comprises a pliable hood including a transparent viewing area and a removable support structure mountable within an interior of the hood, wherein the support structure draws taut the pliable hood to inhibit the formation of creases in the transparent viewing area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Garry Walker, Christopher Henderson
  • Publication number: 20060231100
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a supplied air respirator that uses an adjustable length hose as a conduit between the respirator facepiece and the clean air supply source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Garry Walker, Desmond Curran, Andrew Murphy, Derek Parkin