Apparatus for safe eating and drinking in public during airborne contamination

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11134729
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17128420

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The invention provides an equipment and a system that addresses the key concerns of eating/drinking in public while minimizing the chance of contamination of the eater and the public in general. The equipment can be a face mask, a face shield or a helmet that completely encloses at least the mouth and the nose of a person while providing intermittent access to the mouth without removal of the equipment. A mouth opening is provided on the equipment which is selectively blocked or unblocked by a covering element moved by a moving mechanism that moves the cover element to block or unblock the mouth opening. The mouth opening is selectively blocked or unblocked based on the distance between an activating element provided on a utensil or a wearable device and a receiving element provided on the equipment.

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UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICOCARRETERA #1 ESQUINA CARRERTERA #8838 SECTOR EL CINCO SAN JUAN 00926 00926

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Abreu, Cruz Jessiry Humacao, US 2 4
Diaz, Rivera Veronica Del Mar Bayamon, US 2 4
Fernandez, Repollet Emma San Juan, US 4 7
Nieves, Santiago Ricardo Bayamon, US 2 4
Rodriguez, Rivera Paola Mayaguez, US 2 4
Schwartz, Abraham San Juan, US 49 1209
Toledo, Rosado Abigail Bayamon, US 2 4
Woodward, Gary McLean, US 46 411

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