Patent ID: 11938355
Assignee: MANAFLEX, LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A personal protective equipment system comprising:
a mask having
a) a transparent shield;
b) a frame disposed around the transparent shield;
c) a first interior volume;
d) an exhaust to allow a passage of a volume of air from the first interior volume to an outside environment;
a UVGI (ultraviolent germicidal irradiation) stage having an air intake, an entry chamber, and a first UV LED circuit array disposed within the entry chamber;
a fan to drive the volume of air from the first interior volume into an exit chamber;
an entry port connecting the entry chamber to the first interior volume; and
wherein the first UV LED circuit array is disposed on a flexible printed circuit and the flexible printed circuit is disposed within the frame;
a second UV LED circuit array disposed on the flexible printed circuit, and the second UV LED circuit array is disposed within the exit chamber;
wherein the air intake fluidly connects the outside environment to the entry chamber;
wherein the UVGI stage is either disposed within the frame or is disposed exterior to the frame;
wherein the exit chamber is disposed within the frame to receive the volume of air from the first interior volume, wherein the exit chamber is connected to the exhaust.