| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE39698 |
Protective garment adapted to be selectively configured |
June 26, 2007 |
| A protective garment comprises an outer shell, which provides abrasion resistance and puncture resistance, a thermal liner, and a liner including a moisture barrier. Each liner being adapted to be separately and detachably attached to and within the outer shell. The garment is adapte |
| H2115 |
Protective garment packed in sealed pouch wherein partial vacuum is drawn |
March 1, 2005 |
| For a person, such as a firefighter, a rescue worker, or a chemical or laboratory worker, who is preparing to work in a hazardous environment, a pack is prepared by providing a pouch, which is sealable so as to be fluid-tight, by packing a protective garment in the pouch, by sealing the |
| 7453366 |
Programmable earpiece |
November 18, 2008 |
| For a firefighter or for an emergency rescue worker, an earpiece comprising a speaker, a microphone, and a temperature sensor comprises a programmable chip, which is programmed to sound an alarm via the speaker if and only if a temperature sensed by the temperature sensor equals or e |
| 7441280 |
Liner providing barrier for protective garment and protective garment comprising same |
October 28, 2008 |
| For and in a protective garment having an outer shell, a liner having a barrier side and an opposite side and having, on the barrier side, a moisture barrier or a barrier against chemical or biological agents is folded along two folds, which are parallel when laid flat and straighten |
| 7426755 |
Protective garment having outer shell, intermediate and inner liners, and liner-indicating means |
September 23, 2008 |
| In a protective garment comprising an outer shell, an intermediate liner, and an inner liner, a visual indication whether each liner is being worn, is provided to a person observing the outer shell, while the protective garment is being worn, via a tab extending from such liner and being |
| 7328461 |
Protective trousers having gusseted fly |
February 12, 2008 |
| In a pair of protective trousers having a fly, in which a flap extending from a first edge of a torso-covering portion covers a second edge thereof in a closed condition of the fly but not in an opened condition of the fly and in which the first and second edges are secured releasably |
| 7225473 |
Protective glove having leather face, leather back, and heat-resistant cover covering leather ba |
June 5, 2007 |
| In a protective glove for a firefighter, an emergency rescue worker, or another worker in a high-heat area, a leather face has a peripheral edge, a leather back has a peripheral edge, a leather forchette has a peripheral edge sewn to the peripheral edge of the leather face and a peri |
| 7168097 |
Protective garment having reversible shell for military or paramilitary firefighter or emergency |
January 30, 2007 |
| For a military or paramilitary firefighter or emergency worker, a protective garment has an outer shell, an inner liner providing thermal insulation, and a moisture barrier between the outer shell and the inner liner. The outer shell has a surface of high visibility and a surface of |
| 7146646 |
Protective method using reversible garment for military or paramilitary firefighter |
December 12, 2006 |
| Being reversible, a protective garment for a military or paramilitary firefighter or emergency worker has a shell of high visibility and a shell of low visibility. The shell of high visibility has portions that are reflective, fluorescent, or both, which the shell of low visibility d |
| 7137147 |
Liner providing barrier for protective garment and protective garment comprising same |
November 21, 2006 |
| For and in a protective garment having an outer shell, a liner having a barrier side and an opposite side and having, on the barrier side, a moisture barrier or a barrier against chemical or biological agents is folded along two folds, which are parallel when laid flat and straighten |
| 7105796 |
Protective shroud for thermal imaging camera mounted to protective helmet |
September 12, 2006 |
| A thermal imaging camera, which is mounted to a protective helmet, is used with a display, which has a viewing lens, and with an arm, which connects the thermal imaging camera to the display. A protective shroud covers the display, except for the viewing lens, and covers the arm. The pro |
| 7095025 |
Protective shroud for thermal imaging camera mounted to protective helmet |
August 22, 2006 |
| In a combination wherein a thermal imaging camera having a front lens is mounted to a protective helmet, such as a firefighter's helmet, where the thermal imaging camera is not covered from above by any portion of the protective helmet, wherein a display is mounted below the front area o |
| 7093305 |
Protective helmet with card displaying or recording data unique to authorized wearer and readabl |
August 22, 2006 |
| A protective helmet, which is intended to be only worn by a wearer who is authorized to pass through a security perimeter, comprises an outer shell, a pocket, which is mounted to the outer shell and which defines a window, a flap, which is movable between a position wherein the flap |
| 7065799 |
Protective garment having non-laminated, liquid-impervious or fluid-impervious layers, which pro |
June 27, 2006 |
| A protective garment for a firefighter, a rescue worker, a chemical worker, or another worker working in a hazardous environment, has plural layers, each of which comprises a polymeric film that is fluid-impervious where not penetrated, which are not laminated, and which are detached |
| 7051374 |
Protective ensemble employing magnetically attractable and magnetic gaskets between protective g |
May 30, 2006 |
| In a protective ensemble for a firefighter or for an emergency rescue worker, a distal portion of a limb-covering, torso-covering, or head-covering region of a protective garment surrounds a portion of a protective item worn with the protective garment. A gasket extending around and |
| 7003812 |
Chinstrap for protective garment having collar and protective garment having chinstrap and havin |
February 28, 2006 |
| A protective garment having a collar has a chinstrap attached to the collar via an elongate member having two opposite ends, each of which is attached to the collar and one of which is attached detachably to the collar via a hook-and-loop fastener. The chinstrap is adjustable along t |
| 7003801 |
Helmet cover and shroud set for firefighter or emergency worker |
February 28, 2006 |
| In a set of protective gear for a firefighter or for an emergency worker, a helmet is covered by an aluminized cover, which is joined to an aluminized shroud along an uninterrupted juncture, so as to eliminate any gap between the shroud and the cover, where the cover is joined to the |
| 6983490 |
Protective garment comprising outer shell, outer moisture barrier, thermal liner within outer mo |
January 10, 2006 |
| In a protective garment comprising an outer shell, a liner providing a conventional moisture barrier within the outer shell, and a thermal liner within the liner providing the conventional moisture barrier, a liner providing an additional moisture barrier within the thermal liner is |
| 6978480 |
Protective garment, as for firefighter, with different front and back properties |
December 27, 2005 |
| A protective garment, such as a coat, trousers, overalls, or coveralls, for a firefighter or an emergency worker, has a front portion and a back portion. The back portion is breathable to allow air to pass through the back portion, whereas substantially the entire front portion includes |
| 6976273 |
Protective garment having pocket within pouch |
December 20, 2005 |
| A protective garment for a firefighter or for an emergency worker comprises a pocket, which is adapted to hold a telecommunications device, and a pouch, which contains the pocket and is adapted to hold a face mask, outside the pocket. The pouch has a first mouth, which when opened pr |
| 6961962 |
Combined closure and liner zippers employing common zipper tapes and protective garment employin |
November 8, 2005 |
| A protective garment, such as a firefighter's coat, comprises an outer shell, an inner liner, a closure zipper for opening and closing the outer shell, and two liner zippers, each on one side of the closure zipper, for attaching and detaching the inner liner. Each zipper has two rows of |
| 6957448 |
Protective glove having edge strip widened at specific regions |
October 25, 2005 |
| In a protective glove, such as a firefighter's or welder's glove, which has a main portion, a thumb-covering portion, and four finger-covering portions and in which each portion has a front face and a back face and each face having a periphery, an edge strip joining the peripheries of th |
| 6944885 |
Sheet with grommet to provide fluid-impervious seal around object penetrating sheet |
September 20, 2005 |
| A fluid-impervious sheet has two expansive surfaces, to one of which an elastomeric grommet adheres. The elastomeric grommet, which is annular when unstressed, outlines a region on the fluid-impervious sheet. The elastic grommet is adapted to provide a fluid-impervious seal around an |
| 6940082 |
Protective item for firefighter or for emergency rescue worker and opaque to hazardous radiation |
September 6, 2005 |
| A protective item for a firefighter or for an emergency rescue worker has an outer shell and an inner liner, wherein at least one of the outer shell and the inner liner is opaque to hazardous radiation. The inner liner may have plural layers, one being opaque to hazardous radiation, anot |
| 6892394 |
Protective garment having reversible shell for military or paramilitary firefighter |
May 17, 2005 |
| A protective garment for a military or paramilitary firefighter or emergency worker has an outer shell, which has two expansive surfaces comprised of a surface of high visibility and a surface of low visibility. The outer shell is reversible so that, when the protective garment is wo |
| 6862745 |
Face mask, head harness, and protective hood for firefighter |
March 8, 2005 |
| For a firefighter, rescue worker, or chemical worker or another wearer needing head protection, a protective hood, a fitment, a face mask, and a head harness are combined. The head harness is attached to the face mask, at an upper portion of the face mask, so as to secure the face mask t |
| 6839912 |
Protective glove having inner ribs between inner liner and outer shell |
January 11, 2005 |
| In a protective glove having a wristlet and having a back face adapted to cover a back face of a wearer's hand, the back face has a thumb-covering portion and four finger-covering portions, which include an index finger-covering portion adjacent to the thumb-covering portion, and the |
| 6832442 |
Adjustably sizable and protective boot |
December 21, 2004 |
| A protective boot made from a foldable material such as Nomex.TM. material or Kevlar.TM. material or, for some applications, such as neoprene has an ankle-covering portion and a foot-covering portion, which has a heel end and a toe end. Near the toe end, the foot-covering portion is fold |
| 6826781 |
Protective hood, such as firefighter's hood, which has sections made from comparatively heavier |
December 7, 2004 |
| A protective hood, such as a firefighter's hood, has an upper head-covering section, an anterior head-covering section having a window, through which portions of a wearer's face are exposed, a posterior-head covering section, and a lower shoulder-covering section. The anterior head-cover |
| 6817039 |
Protective helmet, such as firefighter's helmet, with inner pads |
November 16, 2004 |
| In a protective helmet comprising a rigid shell having a lower periphery and a suspension system, which may have two crossed straps mounted within the rigid shell, at spaced intervals around a lower periphery of the rigid shell, an array of inflatable pads is carried by the suspension sy |
| 6807684 |
Protective garment having reflective strip spaced from outer shell except where sewn to outer sh |
October 26, 2004 |
| In a protective garment, such as a firefighter's garment, of a type comprising an outer shell and a reflective strip, which is sewn to the outer shell, the reflective strip is spaced from the outer shell, except where the reflective strip is sewn to the outer shell, whereby to reduce |
| 6806215 |
Composite structure for protective garment |
October 19, 2004 |
| A composite structure for a protective garment, such as a protective garment for a firefighter, has a moisture absorber, a moisture barrier and an outer shell. The moisture barrier is disposed outwardly in relation to the moisture absorber, while the outer shell is disposed outwardly in |
| 6804836 |
Sheet with grommet to provide fluid-impervious seal around object penetrating sheet |
October 19, 2004 |
| A fluid-impervious sheet has two expansive surfaces, to one of which an elastomeric grommet adheres. The elastomeric grommet, which is annular when unstressed, outlines a region on the fluid-impervious sheet. The elastic grommet is adapted to provide a fluid-impervious seal around an |
| 6782556 |
Protective hood having neck-covering and shoulder-covering section with improved properties |
August 31, 2004 |
| In a protective hood having an upper head-covering section, an anterior head-covering section, a posterior head-covering section, and a lower neck-covering and shoulder-covering section, the lower neck-covering and shoulder-covering section differs from each of the other sections in |
| 6775850 |
Protective combination comprising face mask, protective garment having hood, and inflatable seal |
August 17, 2004 |
| In a protective combination wearable by a firefighter or by an emergency worker, a face mask has a face-conformable gasket defining an outwardly opening trough. Further, a protective garment has a hood, which has a peripheral edge and which defines a tubular hem along the peripheral edge |
| 6766534 |
Protective hood, such as firefighter's hood, which has sections made from comparatively heavier |
July 27, 2004 |
| A protective hood, such as a firefighter's hood, has an upper head-covering section, an anterior head-covering section having a window, through which portions of a wearer's face are exposed, a posterior-head covering section, and a lower shoulder-covering section. The anterior head-cover |
| 6766530 |
Face mask, fitment, head harness, and protective hood for firefighter |
July 27, 2004 |
| For a firefighter, rescue worker, or chemical worker or another wearer needing head protection, a protective hood, a fitment, a face mask, and a head harness are combined. The protective hood is adapted to cover the wearer's head, except for a frontal region of the wearer's head. The |
| 6728970 |
Protective garment having reversible shell for military or paramilitary firefighter |
May 4, 2004 |
| A protective garment for a military or paramilitary firefighter or emergency worker has an outer shell, which has two expansive surfaces comprised of a surface of high visibility and a surface of low visibility. The outer shell is reversible so that, when the protective garment is wo |
| 6698031 |
Clothing combination, as for firefighter, with pants and with suspenders attached in improved wa |
March 2, 2004 |
| A combination of protective clothing, as for a firefighter, utilizes a pair of pants having a waist portion and a pair of suspenders having straps, which are attachable detachably to the waist portion. The waist portion has a plurality of horizontally extending slots, one said slot for e |
| 6691314 |
Face mask, head harness, and protective hood for firefighter |
February 17, 2004 |
| For a firefighter, a combination of protective gear comprises a face mask, a head harness, and a protective hood adapted to cover the wearer's head, except for at least a portion of the wearer's face, and to cover an outer perimeter of a window portion of the face mask. The protective ho |
| 6678895 |
Protective garment, which is worn with shoulder pad having inflatable bladder, for firefighter o |
January 20, 2004 |
| A protective garment, such as a protective coat or protective coveralls, for a firefighter or for an emergency worker is provided with a shoulder pad, which is worn between the protective coat and a shoulder of a wearer. The shoulder pad is attached detachably, as by a hook-and-loop fast |
| 6662375 |
Protective hood, such as firefighter's hood, which has sections made from comparatively heavier |
December 16, 2003 |
| A protective hood, such as a firefighter's hood, has an upper head-covering section, an anterior head-covering section having a window, through which portions of a wearer's face are exposed, a posterior-head covering section, and a lower shoulder-covering section. The anterior head-cover |
| 6662372 |
Coat and harness combination |
December 16, 2003 |
| In a coat and harness combination for an emergency care worker, for a rescue worker, or for a firefighter, in which the coat has a thigh strap pocket and two side pockets and the harness has two thigh straps, each thigh strap having a first end, at which it is attached permanently to |
| 6658670 |
Composite structure for protective garment |
December 9, 2003 |
| A composite structure for a protective garment, such as a pair of bunker pants for a firefighter, a bunker coat for a firefighter, or a glove for a firefighter, has a moisture absorber, a moisture barrier covering the moisture absorber, and an outer shell covering the moisture barrier. T |
| 6427252 |
Harness-suspenders combination |
August 6, 2002 |
| Having shoulder straps that pass over a wearer's shoulders when it is worn, a harness of a type that complies with National Fire Protection Association 1983 Standard 4-3.1.3, is combined with suspenders, which are attached to the shoulder straps and which include front suspenders on each |
| 6427250 |
Protective glove |
August 6, 2002 |
| A protective glove, such as a firefighter's glove has a back, a front defining a palm, a thumb, and four fingers. An outer shell of the protective glove comprises an expanse of a radiant reflective material, such as an aluminized fabric, and an expanse of a material defining a grippi |
| 6415443 |
Protective glove |
July 9, 2002 |
| In a protective glove, such as a protective glove for a firefighter, a thumb-covering portion has a generally uniform width except for a tip of the thumb-covering portion, and except for a wider region where the thumb-covering portion cover's at least one knuckle of a wearer's thumb, |
| 6349721 |
Protective cover for air filter and for conduit connecting air filter to breathing mask |
February 26, 2002 |
| A breathing mask worn by a firefighter or by another wearer in a hazardous environment exposing the wearer potentially to heat and/or flame as well as to smoke and/or other chemical and/or biological agents is provided with an air filter, which is contained in a canister having an air in |
| 6339843 |
Protective garment adapted to be selectively configured |
January 22, 2002 |
| A protective garment comprises an outer shell, which provides abrasion resistance and puncture resistance, a thermal liner, and a liner including a moisture barrier. Each liner being adapted to be separately and detachably attached to and within the outer shell. The garment is adapted |
| 6317889 |
Protective pad for protective garment |
November 20, 2001 |
| A protective pad is affixed to a protective garment having a moisture barrier and having an outer shell covering the moisture barrier, the moisture barrier being impervious to moisture and the outer shell being pervious to moisture. The protective pad has a moisture absorber incorpor |
