US Patent Issued to E.D. Bullard on Feb. 4 for "Powered air-purifying respirator carriage and assembly" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,232, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to E.D. Bullard Co. (Cynthiana, Ky.).

"Powered air-purifying respirator carriage and assembly" was invented by Paul A. Kinzer (Georgetown, Ky.), William Chad Wedding (Lexington, Ky.), Marcus Landon Borders (Lexington, Ky.) and Jonathan Scott Fisher (Lexington, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) carriage and assembly includes: a blower assembly configured to draw in and purify ambient air; a power source operably connected to the blower assembly; and a carriage, which is configured to be worn by a user and to receive and carry the blower assembly and the powe...