A protective face mask that includes a power source, ventilation mechanisms, filtering mechanisms, audio and video mechanisms, headphones, a lighting mechanism, a night vision mechanism, a visual zooming mechanism, protective eyewear, a head canopy, a thermometer, a DNA testing mechanism, virus detection mechanisms, radio communication technology, and fiber optics technology.

A flow of air is directed at the face and into the nose and mouth so as to decrease taste and inhibit appetite.

An airflow device configured for creating an air barrier includes a fan, a power source, a laminar assembly, and an attachment mechanism. The power source is coupled to the fan. The laminar assembly includes a plurality of tubes and is coupled to the fan so that air flow generated by the fan passes through the plurality of tubes to create the air barrier. The attachment mechanism attaches the laminar assembly to a user in a location near the user's head such that the air barrier created by the laminar assembly is positioned in front of the user's face. A plenum is positioned between the fan and the laminar assembly such that the air flow generated by the fan passes through the plenum and then through the laminar assembly. The airflow device acts as a face shield that protects the user from airborne contaminants and viruses.

An open type breathing-out particles capture and filtration device includes a mask having an air-in space defined between an upper edge of the mask and a user's face; a suction assembly including an air expelling pipe communicable with the air-in space and a fan; filtering materials located upstream of the fan; and a power supply driving the fan to rotate and produce a suction airflow. External air flowed into the mask via the air-in space and air breathed out of the user's nose and mouth is sucked by the suction airflow to pass through the filtering materials, so that air discharged from the air expelling pipe is clean air without any infection source. With the air-in space, an additional load applied to the mask by the suction airflow is reduced and contact areas between the mask and the user's face is also reduced, making the mask more comfortable for wearing.

An apparatus and method for providing a filtered air environment and streams of filtered air both in front of a wearer’s face at an angle to prevent contamination by pathogens and contaminants also supply filtered air to the nostrils and mouth, which also dilute any remaining particles. The device includes a blower element configured to direct a filtered airflow across a wearer’s face at an angle to push particles away and another stream of air to lead toward the nostrils and mouth to supply filtered air. The apparatus includes a fan or multiple fan elements to develop an airflow. A filter removes contaminants from the airflow and local environment of the wearer. Variations of a vent system have an intake conduit positioned close to the exhaust conduit, with or without an air deflector, to create a “microcirculation” that helps to capture the wearer’s exhaled particles and increases the filtration process.

An airflow device configured for creating an air barrier includes a fan, a power source, a laminar assembly, and an attachment mechanism. The power source is coupled to the fan. The laminar assembly includes a plurality of tubes and is coupled to the fan so that air flow generated by the fan passes through the plurality of tubes to create the air barrier. The attachment mechanism attaches the laminar assembly to a user in a location near the user's head such that the air barrier created by the laminar assembly is positioned in front of the user's face. A plenum is positioned between the fan and the laminar assembly such that the air flow generated by the fan passes through the plenum and then through the laminar assembly. The airflow device acts as a face shield that protects the user from airborne contaminants and viruses.

An air delivery system comprises a visor having an outer peripheral edge and an inner peripheral edge. An air filtration assembly is removably mounted above an opening in the visor between the outer and inner peripheral edges, the air filtration assembly comprising a fan having an air inlet and an air outlet, an anode layer disposed over the air inlet, a filter layer disposed over the anode layer and a cathode layer disposed over the filter layer. In a first configuration, the air filtration assembly provides air flow toward an inner surface of the visor and, in a second configuration, the air filtration assembly provides air flow away from an outer surface of the visor. The air filtration assembly includes a mode actuator configured to control operation of a filtration mode indicator in dependence upon positioning of the air filtration assembly in the first or second configuration.

This invention is a smart face mask for air filtration with a transparent mouth-covering portion, an active air filtration system which filters both air inflow and air outflow, an environmental or biometric sensor, and a smart control mechanism wherein the operation of the active air filtration system is automatically adjusted based on analysis of data from the sensor.

Protective breathing apparatus incorporates a powered air pump which introduces potentially contaminated air from the atmosphere to the ‘process chamber’. The process chamber are composed of a filter and disinfectant solution such as soap, alcohol by adding the solution mixed with the contaminated air passes through the filter to catch a virus in the inlet air to separate the processed air and solution. Furthermore the processed air can be heated and/or be exposed to UV light, the air is then forced to pass through a disinfectant into a centrifuge. The centrifuge then spins the disinfected air forcing the air through a filter, the air then passes a mechanical filter resulting in purified air that flows through conduit means into a transparent plastic breathing hood containing the wearer's head. The hood is secured by a neck band around the wearer's neck. Newly purified air in the breathing hood is distributed and circulated throughout the hood's interior, the current of air holds the hood out of contact with the wearer's head. After the purified air has been inhaled and exhaled by the wearer, it is expelled through an exhaust port in the breathing hood. The exhaled air has potential to be contaminated. The exhaust air travels through conduit means back to the process chamber, this redirected exhaust air is purified before its release back into the atmosphere so no contaminates are expelled into the atmosphere. Optional provision is made for adjusting the temperature of the newly purified air for optimal user comfort, and for a plurality of breathing hoods to be supplied by a single air purifying device.

The above device can be stationary without the breathing hood. Similar to a dust cleaner, but it can kill the virus.

A face shield system utilizes a headgear with an outer shield and an optional inner side that is proximal to a person wearing the face shield. The headgear may be configured to receive a disinfecting cartridge that neutralize or destroy pathogens in an airflow flowing therethrough. The cartridge may include a neutralizing UV light emitter and a destroying UV light emitter as well as an ionizer. The plenum may include a plurality of baffles to produce a serpentine flow through the plenum. The baffles and the interior of the plenum may be textured and polished and may include catalytic coatings for improving the effectiveness of pathogen destruction and absorbing ions and UV light. An air inlet may allow air from the plenum to pass into the inner side of the shield after the air is disinfected and purified by the UV light emitters.