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Novel Face Mask - Not Fogging Glasses, Comfortable, Easy Breathe

[Category : - HEALTH]
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WHAT IS IT?

The invention describes a unique frame that in conjunction with filtering media provides for a superior seal around the wearer's nose and mouth area, keeps the filter away from the wearer's face except for the perimeter, may be quickly moved out of the way when not needed and back when required.

The benefits of the invention include:
• Unique design prevents glasses fogging for glasses-wearing users, one of the major complaints of mask wearers.
• Large face chamber allows for easier breathing, comfort for long wear, no unneeded face contact, and better filter utilization.
• Allows for quick switching between deployed and stand-by positions without touching the potentially contaminated filter.

Two product prototypes were developed based on this unique design. One for the volume production of disposable masks with integral wireframes (Link), and the other for reusable frames with detachable single-use filters (Link).

WHAT CURRENT PROBLEMS DOES IT SOLVE?

Despite a strong need for user convenience, current face masks are quite far from the ideal. The most prevailing type of a single-use surgical mask is generally a pleated rectangle of filter media held on the wearer's face by two elastic ties going either over the user’s ears or over the user’s head. A short length of bendable wire inserted into the central section of the upper seem of the rectangle helps somewhat to reduce the gaps around the wearer’s nose. However, several problems associated with wearing this type of mask still exist.
a) Even the most malleable material of the bendable nose wire exhibits some spring-back effect creating a gap around the wearer’s nose. In addition, elastic ties holding the upper section of the mask also pull on that bent wire increasing the gap even more. This particular leak of exhaled air from the top of the mask often leads to fogging the mask wearer’s glasses, one of the biggest complaints of mask wearers.
b) Even a very gentle press on the tip of the nose by the mask over a long period of mask-wearing may create an uncomfortable feeling and even pain.
c) With various face movements, the mask may gradually shift its position on the wearer’s face. To reposition the mask, short of completely removing and putting it back on, the user has to touch and get hold of the mask's outside surface thus risking finger contamination.
d) The same problem of finger contamination arises when a user needs to temporarily remove the mask from the face to a stand-by position on or under the chin and then put it back.
e) As most of the mask area is pressed against the wearer’s face, a relatively small portion of the available filter material participates in air filtering during the inhalation phase of breathing, leading to increased air resistance and breathing difficulty.

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US Patent #11,096,434

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US 11096434

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