Patents by Inventor Ron Purvis

Ron Purvis 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).

  • Protective suit with groin protector
    Patent number: 5966747
    Abstract: A protective suit for covering the limbs and body of an operative to shield them from the effects of explosive devices such as anti-personnel mines includes on the front thereof an upper reinforced breast plate and a lower reinforced groin plate to provide added protection to the vital organs of the wearer. In the deployed position the groin plate at its upper end overlaps the lower end of the breast plate, and the lower end of the groin plate extends in front of and below the crotch region of the wearer. The groin plate is movable upwardly to a retracted position within a pouch in front of the breast plate, and in this retracted position does not interfere with the freedom of movement of the wearer's legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Med-Eng Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Vince Crupi, Donald Alexander Gunn, Richard J. L'Abbe, Aristidis Makris, Ron Purvis, Kalaam Shaik
  • Neck and head protection system
    Patent number: 5946719
    Abstract: A protective system for shielding the head and neck regions of an operative from the blast effects of exploding munitions comprises a helmet with a visor which is inwardly curved rearwardly at its lower end and interacts with a double collar arrangement of a protective suit to provide enhanced protection to the neck region of the operative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Med-Eng Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent G. Crupi, Donald A. Gunn, Shaik M. Kalaam, Harald Hermann Kleine, Richard J. L'Abbe, Aristidis Makris, Ron A. Purvis, Mark Smith
  • Groin protector for a body suit
    Patent number: D403487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Med-Eng Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Vince Crupi, Donald Alexander Gunn, Shaik Kalaam, Richard J. L'Abbe, Aristidis Makris, Ron Purvis
  • Helmet visor
    Patent number: D417756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Med-Eng Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent G. Crupi, Donald A. Gunn, Shaik M. Kalaam, Harald Hermann Kleine, Richard J. L'Abbe, Aristidis Makris, Ron A. Purvis, Mark Smith
  • Protective body suit
    Patent number: D429384
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Med. Eng Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Vince Crupi, Donald Alexander Gunn, Shaik Kalaam, Richard J. L'Abbe, Aristidis Makris, Ron Purvis