Patents by Inventor Marc-André ELEMENT

Marc-André ELEMENT 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).

  • Face mask for a sports helmet
    Patent number: 11937658
    Abstract: A sports helmet has: a shell; a face protector; and a face mask disposed on an inner side of the face protector, the face mask having a body overlapping a nose and a mouth and defining a volume between the face and the body, the body defining a top edge for engaging the face and a bottom edge opposed to the top edge and disposed proximate a chin, the bottom edge secured to a lower portion of the face protector at a location spaced apart from the face to define a gap therebetween, and lateral straps secured to one or both of the face protector and the shell for biasing the top edge against the face of the wearer, the body made of a material offering a flow resistance such that an exhalation flow from the wearer is deviated towards the gap and away from the face protector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SPORT MASKA INC.
    Inventors: Marie-Jeanne Handfield, Simon-Pierre Germain, François-Olivier Dagneau, Jean-François Béland, Pierre-Luc Beauchamp, Ryan Brownridge, Pierre Paiement, Marc-André Element
  • FACE MASK FOR A SPORTS HELMET
    Publication number: 20220047032
    Abstract: A sports helmet has: a shell; a face protector; and a face mask disposed on an inner side of the face protector, the face mask having a body overlapping a nose and a mouth and defining a volume between the face and the body, the body defining a top edge for engaging the face and a bottom edge opposed to the top edge and disposed proximate a chin, the bottom edge secured to a lower portion of the face protector at a location spaced apart from the face to define a gap therebetween, and lateral straps secured to one or both of the face protector and the shell for biasing the top edge against the face of the wearer, the body made of a material offering a flow resistance such that an exhalation flow from the wearer is deviated towards the gap and away from the face protector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Marie-Jeanne HANDFIELD, Simon-Pierre GERMAIN, François-Olivier DAGNEAU, Jean-François BÉLAND, Pierre-Luc BEAUCHAMP, Ryan BROWNRIDGE, Pierre PAIEMENT, Marc-André ELEMENT