US Patent Issued to Immediate Response Technologies on May 27 for "Modular powered air purifying respirator system" (Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,205, issued on May 27, was assigned to Immediate Response Technologies LLC (Jessup, Md.).

"Modular powered air purifying respirator system" was invented by Sean Springer (Crofton, Md.), Daren Olsen (New Market, Md.) and Steve Tourison (Glen Burnie, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) is provided including one or more of a first inlet configured to receive an ambient gas, a gas filter in fluid communication with the first inlet and configured to filter the ambient gas; a blower configured to boost at least one of a flow rate or a pressure of the ambient gas entering and/or exiting the g...