US Patent Issued on June 9 for "Face aerogel cover equipment" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,070, issued on June 9.

"Face aerogel cover equipment" was invented by Armen Kvryan (Glendale, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a protective mask that includes one or more layers of an air-permeable aerogel. The aerogel can be nonmetallic, metallic, metallic oxide, semi-conductive, or any combination thereof. The protective mask can include a nonmetallic interior layer and a metallic or metallic oxide exterior layer surrounding the nonmetallic interior layer. Alternatively, the facemask can include a semi-conductive layer, a power source, and a customizable switch. The pore size of the aerogel can be selected from a si...