Patents by Inventor Michele Lea Proctor

Michele Lea Proctor 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).

  • Portable respirators suitable for agricultural workers
    Patent number: 9155923
    Abstract: Portable personal respiratory protection devices include a self-contained head gear member with a chin collar that has a front segment that defines a mouth portion and attaches to a back segment that resides over ears of a user and extends about a lower back segment of a head of the user. The head gear includes a visually transmissive face mask extending upwardly from the front segment of the chin collar that, in position, sealably engages a face of the user. The head gear has an open upper portion residing between an outer upper perimeter of the face mask and the back segment of the chin collar that, when worn, is adapted to expose a top and upper rear portion of a head of the user to environmental conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: East Carolina University
    Inventor: Michele Lea Proctor
  • PORTABLE RESPIRATORS SUITABLE FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
    Publication number: 20130139816
    Abstract: Portable personal respiratory protection devices include a self-contained head gear member with a chin collar that has a front segment that defines a mouth portion and attaches to a back segment that resides over ears of a user and extends about a lower back segment of a head of the user. The head gear includes a visually transmissive face mask extending upwardly from the front segment of the chin collar that, in position, sealably engages a face of the user. The head gear has an open upper portion residing between an outer upper perimeter of the face mask and the back segment of the chin collar that, when worn, is adapted to expose a top and upper rear portion of a head of the user to environmental conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventor: Michele Lea Proctor