US 12,357,042 B2
Head covering device providing filtered intake and exhaust air
Michael Hall, Provo, UT (US); David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US); Chandler Flinders, Provo, UT (US); Jordan Englund, Provo, UT (US); Carson Richards, Spanish Fork, UT (US); Prabhakar Ramaraj, Provo, UT (US); Jacob Dean, Provo, UT (US); Vicente Oliveira, Orem, UT (US); Anthony E. Pullen, Tucson, AZ (US); and Jeff Duncan, Tucson, UT (US)
Assigned to MicroClimate, Inc., Provo, UT (US)
Filed by Hall Labs LLC, Provo, UT (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/209,145.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/105,830, filed on Oct. 26, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/053,552, filed on Jul. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/053,526, filed on Jul. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/053,548, filed on Jul. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/053,523, filed on Jul. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/053,537, filed on Jul. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/053,542, filed on Jul. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/053,519, filed on Jul. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/053,546, filed on Jul. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/992,277, filed on Mar. 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0295923 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Prior Publication US 2025/0064151 A9, Feb. 27, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A41D 13/11 (2006.01); A42B 3/28 (2006.01); A62B 17/04 (2006.01); A62B 18/04 (2006.01); A62B 18/08 (2006.01); A62B 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC A41D 13/1184 (2013.01) [A41D 13/1161 (2013.01); A42B 3/286 (2013.01); A62B 17/04 (2013.01); A62B 18/045 (2013.01); A62B 18/082 (2013.01); A62B 23/02 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A head covering air filtering device comprising:
a rigid component comprising a rigid, oval-shaped frame and a transparent face shield, the oval-shaped frame comprising a top, oval-shaped edge, and the transparent face shield comprising a bottom oval-shaped edge attached along the entire top, oval-shaped edge of the frame;
wherein a bottom portion of the oval-shaped frame is configured to pass below the chin of a user and an upper portion of the oval-shaped frame is configured to pass above the user's forehead;
a fabric component, wherein the rigid component and the fabric component are configured to combine to cover an entire head of the user and configured to form a seal around the user's neck;
an intake filter located on the rigid oval-shaped frame to filter all intake air entering the device;
an exhaust filter located on the rigid oval-shaped frame to filter all exhaust air exiting the device; and
an air mover affixed to the oval-shaped frame causing intake air to enter the device and exhaust air to exit the device.