Patent
   D746974
Priority
Jul 15 2013
Filed
Jul 15 2013
Issued
Jan 05 2016
Expiry
Jan 05 2030
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
6
106
n/a
The ornamental design for an exhalation valve flap, as shown and described.

The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawings will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view, showing the new design for an exhalation valve flap viewed from a first angle;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image of the right side;

FIG. 4 is a top edge view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom edge view thereof.

Ylitalo, Caroline M., Martin, Philip G.

Patent Priority Assignee Title
10905903, Jul 15 2013 3M Innovative Properties Company Respirator having optically active exhalation valve
11413481, May 12 2015 3M Innovative Properties Company Respirator tab
11813581, Jul 14 2017 3M Innovative Properties Company Method and adapter for conveying plural liquid streams
11877604, May 03 2007 3M Innovative Properties Company Maintenance-free respirator that has concave portions on opposing sides of mask top section
11904191, May 03 2007 3M Innovative Properties Company Anti-fog respirator
D955563, May 18 2020 MAKRITE INDUSTRIES INC. Valve flap
Patent Priority Assignee Title
1867478,
2072516,
2230770,
2895472,
3059637,
4630604, Apr 09 1985 Siebe North, Inc. Valve assembly for a replaceable filter respirator
4790306, Sep 25 1987 Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company Respiratory mask having a rigid or semi-rigid, insert-molded filtration element and method of making
4807619, Apr 07 1986 Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company Resilient shape-retaining fibrous filtration face mask
4827924, Mar 02 1987 Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company High efficiency respirator
4873972, Feb 04 1988 Moldex-Metric, Inc Disposable filter respirator with inner molded face flange
4934362, Mar 26 1987 Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company Unidirectional fluid valve
4971052, Jul 26 1988 Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company Breathing apparatus
4974586, Oct 07 1987 Moldex-Metric, Inc Breathing mask
4981134, Jan 16 1990 Filtering face mask with inhalation/exhalation check valves
5035239, Jun 25 1988 Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company Powered respirators
5062421, Nov 16 1987 Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company Respiratory mask having a soft, compliant facepiece and a thin, rigid insert and method of making
5103337, Jul 24 1990 3M Innovative Properties Company Infrared reflective optical interference film
5217794, Jan 22 1991 3M Innovative Properties Company Lamellar polymeric body
5325892, May 29 1992 3M Innovative Properties Company Unidirectional fluid valve
5360659, May 24 1993 3M Innovative Properties Company Two component infrared reflecting film
5394568, Jan 28 1993 Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company Molded head harness
5464010, Sep 15 1993 3M Innovative Properties Company Convenient "drop-down" respirator harness structure and method of use
5486949, Jun 20 1989 3M Innovative Properties Company Birefringent interference polarizer
5505197, Dec 11 1992 Moldex-Metric, Inc Respirator mask with tapered filter mount and valve aligning pins and ears
5509436, May 29 1992 3M Innovative Properties Company Unidirectional fluid valve
5617849, Sep 12 1995 Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company Respirator having thermochromic fit-indicating seal
5687767, Jul 26 1996 Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company Uni-directional fluid valve
5819731, Jan 03 1997 Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company Face mask having a combination adjustable ear loop and drop down band
5825543, Feb 29 1996 3M Innovative Properties Company Diffusely reflecting polarizing element including a first birefringent phase and a second phase
5882774, Dec 21 1993 3M Innovative Properties Company Optical film
5924420, Sep 24 1996 Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company Full face respirator mask having integral connectors disposed in lens area
6045894, Jan 13 1998 3M Innovative Properties Company Clear to colored security film
6047698, Aug 20 1998 Moldex-Metric, Inc.; MOLDEX-METRIC, INC A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION Unidirectional fluid valve
6062221, Oct 03 1997 3M Innovative Properties Company Drop-down face mask assembly
6095143, Jan 03 1997 Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company Face mask having a combination adjustable ear loop and drop down band
6119692, Sep 15 1993 3M Innovative Properties Company Convenient "drop-down" respirator
6123077, Mar 08 1996 3M Innovative Properties Company Flat-folded personal respiratory protection devices and processes for preparing same
6125849, Nov 11 1997 3M Innovative Properties Company Respiratory masks having valves and other components attached to the mask by a printed patch of adhesive
6157490, Jan 13 1998 3M Innovative Properties Company Optical film with sharpened bandedge
6179948, Jan 13 1998 3M Innovative Properties Company Optical film and process for manufacture thereof
6186140, Mar 14 1997 3M Innovative Properties Company Respiratory filter element having a storage device for keeping track of filter usage and a system for use therewith
6207260, Jan 13 1998 3M Innovative Properties Company Multicomponent optical body
6277178, Jan 20 1995 3M Innovative Properties Company Respirator and filter cartridge
6332465, Jun 02 1999 3M Innovative Properties Company Face masks having an elastic and polyolefin thermoplastic band attached thereto by heat and pressure
6352761, Jan 13 1998 3M Innovative Properties Company Modified copolyesters and improved multilayer reflective films
6457473, Oct 03 1997 3M Innovative Properties Company Drop-down face mask assembly
6460539, Sep 21 2000 3M Innovative Properties Company Respirator that includes an integral filter element, an exhalation valve, and impactor element
6484722, Mar 09 1995 3M Innovative Properties Company Flat-folded personal respiratory protection devices and processes for preparing same
6531230, Jan 13 1998 3M Innovative Properties Company Color shifting film
6783349, Jan 13 1998 3M Innovative Properties Company Apparatus for making multilayer optical films
6843248, May 29 1992 3M Innovative Properties Company Filtering face mask that has a new exhalation valve
6854463, May 29 1992 3M Innovative Properties Company Filtering face mask that has a new exhalation valve
6939499, May 31 2001 3M Innovative Properties Company Processes and apparatus for making transversely drawn films with substantially uniaxial character
7013895, Nov 21 2001 3M Innovative Properties Company Exhalation and inhalation valves that have a multi-layered flexible flap
7019905, Dec 30 2003 3M Innovative Properties Company Multilayer reflector with suppression of high order reflections
7028689, Nov 21 2001 3M Innovative Properties Company Filtering face mask that uses an exhalation valve that has a multi-layered flexible flap
7069931, Oct 19 1999 3M Innovative Properties Company Method of making a filtering face mask that has an exhalation valve attached thereto
7117868, May 29 1992 3M Innovative Properties Company Fibrous filtration face mask having a new unidirectional fluid valve
7188622, Jun 19 2003 3M Innovative Properties Company Filtering face mask that has a resilient seal surface in its exhalation valve
7195015, Jun 29 2001 KOKEN, LTD Breathing apparatus
7256936, Dec 31 2002 3M Innovative Properties Company Optical polarizing films with designed color shifts
7302951, Jun 25 2001 3M Innovative Properties Company Unidirectional respirator valve
7311104, May 29 1992 3M Innovative Properties Company Method of making a filtering face mask that has an exhalation valve
7316558, Nov 27 2002 3M Innovative Properties Company Devices for stretching polymer films
7428903, May 29 1992 3M Innovative Properties Company Fibrous filtration face mask having a new unidirectional fluid valve
7493900, May 29 1992 3M Innovative Properties Company Fibrous filtration face mask having a new unidirectional fluid valve
7503326, Dec 22 2005 3M Innovative Properties Company Filtering face mask with a unidirectional valve having a stiff unbiased flexible flap
8365771, Dec 16 2009 3M Innovative Properties Company Unidirectional valves and filtering face masks comprising unidirectional valves
20020195109,
20040261795,
20080178884,
20090078264,
20090133700,
20090235934,
20100065058,
20100083967,
20110249332,
20110255163,
20110255167,
20110286095,
20120167890,
20130094084,
20130094085,
20130094088,
20130095434,
20130095435,
D249279, Sep 01 1975 Exhaust valve of respiratory mask
D389239, Aug 19 1996 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Valve
D413166, Mar 02 1998 Louis M. Gerson Co., Inc. Face mask breathing valve
D424688, Sep 06 1996 3M Innovative Properties Company Respiratory protection mask
D431647, Sep 06 1996 3M Innovative Properties Company Personal respiratory protection device having an exhalation valve
D443927, Feb 17 1999 3M Innovative Properties Company Respiratory mask
D448472, Feb 17 1999 3M Innovative Properties Company Respiratory mask
D464725, Aug 03 2000 3M Innovative Properties Company Nose portion of a powered air-purifying respirator body
D657052, Sep 22 2009 WORLD WIDE WELDING, INC Dust mask
D657053, Sep 22 2009 WORLD WIDE WELDING, INC Dust mask
D676527, Dec 16 2009 3M Innovative Properties Company Unidirectional valve
EM19096230001,
JP8332239,
RE37974, Jul 26 1996 3M Innovative Properties Company Uni-directional fluid valve
RE43289, Aug 04 1995 3M Innovative Properties Company Uni-directional fluid valve
WO2010075340,
WO2010075357,
WO2010075363,
WO2010075373,
WO2010075383,
///
Executed onAssignorAssigneeConveyanceFrameReelDoc
Jul 15 20133M Innovative Properties Company(assignment on the face of the patent)
Aug 15 2013YLITALO, CAROLINE M 3M Innovative Properties CompanyASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0310490439 pdf
Aug 15 2013MARTIN, PHILIP G 3M Innovative Properties CompanyASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0310490439 pdf
n/a
Date Maintenance Fee Events


n/a
Date Maintenance Schedule