Patents by Inventor SHAILA GAFFNEY

SHAILA GAFFNEY 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 seals for respirators and method of manufacturing respirators
    Patent number: 8955516
    Abstract: A respirator includes a mask having a body extending between a front edge and a rear edge, and a face seal extending inward from the body. The face seal has a first wall extending from the body and a second wall intersecting with the first wall at a sealing land. The sealing land is configured to contact a user's face to form a continuous circumferential seal. The face seal is folded over such that the first wall and the second wall both extend away from the sealing land in a common direction. Optionally, the face seal may be U-shaped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Scott Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaila Gaffney, Judge W. Morgan, III, Troy Baker
  • FACE SEALS FOR RESPIRATORS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RESPIRATORS
    Publication number: 20100258131
    Abstract: A respirator includes a mask having a body extending between a front edge and a rear edge, and a face seal extending inward from the body. The face seal has a first wall extending from the body and a second wall intersecting with the first wall at a sealing land. The sealing land is configured to contact a user's face to form a continuous circumferential seal. The face seal is folded over such that the first wall and the second wall both extend away from the sealing land in a common direction. Optionally, the face seal may be U-shaped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: SCOTT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: SHAILA GAFFNEY, JUDGE W. MORGAN, III, Troy BAKER