ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,125, issued on Nov. 25.
"Face shield with powered air purifying respirator and methods of use" was invented by Robert J. Henshaw (Newnan, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Air purifying respirator for user's having a face shield configured to shield the user's face from splatter, a head strap configured to encircle at least a portion of the users head, said head strap configured to support the face shield, at least one fan, and a fan housing positioned proximate an upper edge of the face shield, said fan housing configured to support said fan, a filter media positioned on an outer perimeter flange of the fan housing to maximizing a ...