Patents by Inventor Steve Tourison

Steve Tourison 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).

  • MODULAR POWERED AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220331621
    Abstract: A modular powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) is provided including one or more of a first inlet configured to receive an ambient gas, a gas filter in fluid communication with the first inlet and configured to filter the ambient gas; a blower configured to boost at least one of a flow rate or a pressure of the ambient gas entering and/or exiting the gas filter; a second and independent inlet configured to receive a non-ambient gas; a first outlet configured to selectively provide a breathing gas to a user from the ambient gas or the non-ambient gas; and/or a controller and switching device configured to select the source of the breathing gas between the first inlet and the second inlet. Embodiments may also include a power source for the blower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Sean Springer, Daren Olsen, Steve Tourison
  • Modular powered air purifying respirator system
    Patent number: 11291869
    Abstract: A modular powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) is provided including one or more of a first inlet configured to receive an ambient gas; a gas filter in fluid communication with the first inlet and configured to filter the ambient gas; a blower configured to boost at least one of a flow rate or a pressure of the ambient gas entering and/or exiting the gas filter; a second and independent inlet configured to receive a non-ambient gas; a first outlet configured to selectively provide a breathing gas to a user from the ambient gas or the non-ambient gas; and/or a controller and switching device configured to select the source of the breathing gas between the first inlet and the second inlet. Embodiments may also include a power source for the blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Immediate Response Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sean Springer, Daren Olsen, Steve Tourison
  • MODULAR POWERED AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190151686
    Abstract: A modular powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) is provided including one or more of a first inlet configured to receive an ambient gas; a gas filter in fluid communication with the first inlet and configured to filter the ambient gas; a blower configured to boost at least one of a flow rate or a pressure of the ambient gas entering and/or exiting the gas filter; a second and independent inlet configured to receive a non-ambient gas; a first outlet configured to selectively provide a breathing gas to a user from the ambient gas or the non-ambient gas; and/or a controller and switching device configured to select the source of the breathing gas between the first inlet and the second inlet. Embodiments may also include a power source for the blower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Sean Springer, Daren Olsen, Steve Tourison