IP Library Granted Patent US 12,588,721
Granted Patent B2
US 12,588,721 · App. 17/117,505 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Face mask

Inventors: Harry Nai Shee Lee (Kowloon, HK); Tommy Yuk Yin Siu (Kowloon, HK)
A41D13/1161A41D13/1192A62B23/025B01D39/08B32B5/267B32B5/268B32B5/275A62B18/025
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Patent No.
US 12,588,721
App. No.
17/117,505
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a face mask comprising a compound structure with an inner layer and two sandwich layers, wherein the inner layer is made from a filter material for filtering particles and germs, the sandwich layers are made from a textile material, the inner layer is sandwiched by the sandwich layers, and the sandwich layers are bonded to the inner layer at least in sections along the perimeter of the face mask and in sections in the inner area of the face mask. In this way, a reusable face mask with enhanced filtration efficiency is provided.

Claims (25)

1 . A face mask comprising a compound structure with an inner layer and two sandwich layers, wherein

the inner layer is made from a filter material for filtering particles and germs,

the sandwich layers are made from a textile material,

the inner layer is sandwiched by the sandwich layers, and

the sandwich layers are bonded to the inner layer in an inner area of the sandwich layers by application of a heat and pressure treatment over the entire surface on which they lie next to each other.

2 . The face mask according to claim 1 , wherein the sandwich layers are additionally bonded to the inner layer in the inner area of the sandwich layers by ultrasound bonding.

3 . The face mask according to claim 2 , wherein the sandwich layers are bonded to the inner layer along ultrasound bonding rows which run through the inner area of the face mask from one point on the perimeter to another point of the perimeter.

4 . The face mask according to claim 3 , wherein the ultrasound bonding rows are comprised of ultrasound bonding connections of the sandwich layers with the inner layer, the ultrasound bonding connections of one ultrasound bonding row being arranged at a distance from each other.

5 . The face mask according to claim 4 , wherein the ultrasound bonding rows are arranged as pairs of ultrasound bonding rows; the pairs of ultrasound bonding rows are parallel to each other and have a distance between the ultrasound bonding rows comprising the pair that is smaller than the distance between the next pair of ultrasound bonding rows.

6 . The face mask according to claim 4 , wherein the ultrasound bonding rows are arranged as single ultrasound bonding rows which run parallel to each other and which are equally spaced from each other.

7 . The face mask according to claim 1 , wherein the inner layer is made from a melt-blown non-woven material.

8 . The face mask of claim 7 , wherein the melt-blown non-woven material is a melt-blown polypropylene non-woven material.

9 . The face mask according to claim 1 , wherein the sandwich layers are made from spun bonded polypropylene non-woven material.

10 . The face mask according to claim 9 , wherein the weight of each of the sandwich layers is in the range from 0.01 kg/m 2 to 0.1 kg/m 2 .

11 . The face mask according to claim 1 , wherein the compound structure is sandwiched between two outer layers made of textile material.

12 . The face mask according to claim 11 , wherein the textile material of the two outer layers is woven or knitted, and the textile material of the outer layers is made of natural or synthetic fiber.

13 . The face mask according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the sandwich layers or the inner layer comprises an antimicrobial fabric finish.

14 . The face mask according to claim 1 , wherein an outer layer that covers the face mask to the outside comprises a water repellant fabric finish.

15 . A face mask comprising a compound structure with an inner layer and two sandwich layers, wherein the inner layer is made from a melt-blown polypropylene non-woven material for filtering particles and germs,

the sandwich layers are made from a spun bonded polypropylene non-woven material,

the inner layer is sandwiched by the sandwich layers, and

wherein the weight of each sandwich layers is in the range from 0.01 kg/m 2 to 0.1 kg/m 2 , and

wherein the compound structure is sandwiched between two outer layers which made of a textile material,

wherein the sandwich layers are bonded to the inner layer in an inner area of the sandwich layers by application of a heat and pressure treatment over the entire surface on which they lie next to each other.

16 . The face mask of claim 1 , wherein the filter material for filtering particles and germs is different from the textile material.

Priority Claims (1)
EP 20201325 · Oct 12, 2020 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220110383A1 · Apr 14, 2022
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