US Patent Issued to Kellstrom IP Holdings on July 1 for "Ultraviolet decontaminating mask" (New Jersey Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,572, issued on July 1, was assigned to Kellstrom IP Holdings LLC (Wayne, N.J.).

"Ultraviolet decontaminating mask" was invented by Gary E. Kellstrom Jr. (Wayne, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inlet chamber defines a flow passage leading into a breathing chamber. A first check valve is located between the inlet chamber and the breathing chamber. The first check valve is configured to allow air flow from the inlet chamber into the breathing chamber. A second check valve is located between the breathing chamber and an exhaust chamber. The second check valve is configured to allow air flow from the breathing chamber into the exhau...