Patents by Inventor Mark B. Wehde

Mark B. Wehde 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: 20220152433
    Abstract: A reusable, protective face mask has two detachable filter trays that attach on each side of the mask, a soft elastomeric face seal, and straps to go around the user's head. Exhalations and inhalations can pass through the same filter material. The filter trays can accept arbitrary filter media. A forward-facing port can be used to increase speech intelligibility by transmitting sound through a diaphragm without a prohibitive amount of distortion. Manufacture of the mask is facilitated because the mask body and the other mask components can be produced by injection molding. Decontamination and sterilization are facilitated because the mask can be fully disassembled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Edward G. Winrow, Katherine Anne Barrick, Todd Andrew Barrick, Victor H. Chavez, Lorenzo Jiron, Thomas John Rogers, Eric A. Shaner, Zachary Medaris Wilson, Devyani Lal, John M. Angeli, Mark B. Wehde