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Powered air-purifying respirator

  • US 10,441,828 B2
  • Filed: 04/05/2016
  • Issued: 10/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A powered air purifying respirator for delivering a forced flow of filtered air to a wearer, comprising:

  • a turbo unit with turbo unit components including a fan, an electric motor, and an electronic control unit having a wireless electronic control transceiver, the fan being driven by the electric motor under control of the electronic control unit and the electronic control unit being configured to send and receive information via the electronic control transceiver;

    a turbo unit power source that provides power to the turbo unit components;

    a turbo remote control unit having a wireless turbo remote control transceiver;

    at least one turbo status indicator unit, adapted to indicate a current operating status of the turbo unit and/or turbo unit components, having a wireless turbo status transceiver;

    wherein at least one of the turbo remote control unit and turbo status indicator unit is remote from the turbo unit, and wherein wireless communication occurs between at least two of the electronic control transceiver, the turbo remote control transceiver and the turbo status transceiver.

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