Patents by Inventor James G. Tomlinson

James G. Tomlinson 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).

  • Suspension for protective headgear
    Patent number: 6481023
    Abstract: A suspension for a protective helmet having a headband section that encompasses at least a part of a user's head and a crown support section connected to the headband section. The headband section and the crown support section of the suspension are fabricated from an integral piece of material. The suspension system may also have a headband comprising a section of elastic material. Alternatively, the headband may comprise a forward band having a first section to contact the forehead of the user and a second section adapted to be positioned between the user's head and the crown support section of the suspension during use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Mine Safety Appliances Company
    Inventors: Layton A. Wise, James A. Hendrickson, Glenn C. Davis, James G. Tomlinson, Paul A. Zeller
  • Suspension for protective headgear
    Publication number: 20020000004
    Abstract: A suspension for a protective helmet having a headband section that encompasses at least a part of a user's head and a crown support section connected to the headband section. The headband section and the crown support section of the suspension are fabricated from an integral piece of material. The suspension system may also have a headband comprising a section of elastic material. Alternatively, the headband may comprise a forward band having a first section to contact the forehead of the user and a second section adapted to be positioned between the user's head and the crown support section of the suspension during use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: Layton A. Wise, James A. Hendrickson, Glenn C. Davis, James G. Tomlinson, Paul A. Zeller