IP Library Granted Patent US 12,623,096
Granted Patent B2
US 12,623,096 · App. 18/825,443 · Granted May 12, 2026

Emergency filter system for ventilated hood

Inventors: Christophe Chessari (Gard, FR); Swan Tuffery (Poulx, FR)
Assignee: Honeywell Safety Products USA, Inc.
A62B17/04A62B7/10A62B17/006
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Patent No.
US 12,623,096
App. No.
18/825,443
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A ventilated hood having an external air flow hose and comprising a filter incorporated in the ventilated hood, and a seal, wherein when the seal is intact, air does not flow through the filter.

Claims (24)

1 . A ventilated hood, comprising:

an external air flow hose coupled to the ventilated hood;

an emergency breathing apparatus comprising a filter incorporated in the ventilated hood, the filter having an exterior face and an interior face, where the exterior face of the filter is configured to face towards an exterior of the ventilated hood and wherein the interior face of the filter is configured to face towards an interior of the ventilated hood;

a first seal coupled to one of the exterior of the ventilated hood or the exterior face of the filter;

a facepiece;

a breathing pipe coupled at one end to the filter and at a second end to the facepiece;

a head enclosure; and

a cowl coupled to the head enclosure and configured to drape over a top of the shoulders of a user of the ventilated hood, wherein the emergency breathing apparatus is removably coupled to the cowl with a tearable weld and/or an adhesive joint.

2 . The ventilated hood of claim 1 , further comprising a collar, where the collar is configured to inflate when air is flowing through an external air flow hose and to impede infiltration of contaminants from an outside environment into an inside of the head enclosure.

3 . The ventilated hood of claim 2 , wherein the collar is configured to leak the received airflow in a controlled manner such that removal of the received airflow deflates the collar to avoid suffocation.

4 . The ventilated hood of claim 1 , wherein the filter is incorporated in the cowl.

5 . The ventilated hood of claim 2 , wherein the filter is incorporated in the head enclosure.

6 . The ventilated hood of claim 1 , wherein the filter comprises at least one of an absorbent medium and an adsorbent medium.

7 . The ventilated hood of claim 2 , wherein the filter is coupled to the head enclosure.

8 . The ventilated hood of claim 1 , wherein the external air flow hose is coupled to a powered air purifying respirator (PAPR).

9 . The ventilated hood of claim 2 , wherein the collar comprises a crossing configured to allow the emergency breathing apparatus to pass through the collar.

10 . The ventilated hood of claim 1 , wherein the facepiece is configured to fit over the nose and mouth of the user.

11 . The ventilated hood of claim 10 , wherein an edge of the facepiece is configured to seal against the face of the user when worn.

12 . The ventilated hood of claim 1 , wherein the facepiece includes a mouthpiece configured to allow the user to hold the facepiece against their face.

13 . The ventilated hood of claim 12 , wherein the breathing pipe passes through an opening in the facepiece, wherein the breathing pipe is coupled at one end to the filter and at the other end to the mouthpiece.

14 . The ventilated hood of claim 1 , wherein the facepiece comprises an exhalation valve.

15 . The ventilated hood of claim 10 , wherein the facepiece comprises a nose clip configured to fit over the nose of the user.

16 . The ventilated hood of claim 1 , further comprising a second seal coupled to one of the interior of the ventilated hood or the interior face of the filter.

17 . The ventilated hood of claim 16 , wherein the filter is moisture laden when both the first seal and the second seal are intact.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2025
From: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
To: HONEYWELL SAFETY PRODUCTS USA, INC.
Reel/Frame 070538/0643 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2024
From: CHESSARI, CHRISTOPHE; TUFFERY, SWAN
To: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Reel/Frame 068497/0988 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 16204513 · Dec 15, 2011 · regional
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17237903 · Apr 22, 2021
Continuation 15382205 · Dec 16, 2016
Continuation In Part 13278439 · Oct 21, 2011
Related Publication 20250018231A1 · Jan 16, 2025
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