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Patent US7793656 - Underwater breathing devices and methods - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA swim and skin-dive snorkel for providing positive end-expiratory pressure for pressure-balanced exhalation. The snorkel may include inhalation and exhalation conduits. Air can be exhaled into a chamber and released when exhalation pressure within the chamber exceeds a threshold pressure. The threshold...http://www.google.com/patents/US7793656?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7793656 - Underwater breathing devices and methodsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7793656 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/453,462Publication dateSep 14, 2010Priority dateJun 3, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20040035414, WO2004110857A2, WO2004110857A3Publication number10453462, 453462, US 7793656 B2, US 7793656B2, US-B2-7793656, US7793656 B2, US7793656B2InventorsMark JohnsonOriginal AssigneeLifetime Products, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (119), Non-Patent Citations (38), Referenced by (3), Classifications (17), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetUnderwater breathing devices and methods
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