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DETROIT, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Nationally recognized civil and human rights organization Focus: HOPE announced today the election of two new members to the organization s Board of Directors. Jonathan Jennings, Vice President, Global Commodity Purchasing and Supplier Technical Assistance at Ford Motor Company, and Chris Villavarayan, Chief Executive Officer and President of Meritor, were approved to join the Board of Directors on March 30, 2021.
Jennings joined Ford in 1993 as a manufacturing engineer, and held roles including Executive Director, Global Commodity Purchasing and Director, Enterprise Product Line Management before beginning his current role in 2020.
Villavarayan began his current position in March 2021. Prior to serving as CEO, Villavarayan s 20-year career at Meritor included roles as executive vice president and chief operating officer, as well as senior vice president and president of Global Truck.
Ford is Developing A Transparent N95 Face Mask
According to WXYZ in Detroit, the Ford Motor Company is hoping a new mask design they ve just gotten patent-pending approval will help both the hearing impaired, and everyone missing a smile during the pandemic.
The new mask design is a clear respirator mask that allows people to once again see your smile or something hearing-impaired people have needed since last March, to be able to see your lips to help understand what you re saying to them. The company told WXYZ that they re expecting to certify the new clear respirator mask to N95 standards very soon.
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Ford has received patent-pending approval for an innovative new clear respirator it expects to certify to N95 standards of virus elimination. The transparent, low-cost, reusable respirators enable a full range of human expression, allowing people to better communicate with each other and aiding those with hearing impairments to help read lips that are today blocked by conventional cloth and filtered masks. (Ford Motor Company/TNS)
Clear N95 face masks designed by Ford could be huge for hearing impaired, teachers
DETROIT – Ford Motor Co. has designed and created clear N95 face masks so that hearing impaired people can read lips while protecting themselves from Covid-19, the company announced Tuesday.
Ford Motor Co. has designed and created clear N95 face masks so that people with loss of hearing can read lips while protecting themselves from COVID-19, the company announced Tuesday.
A patent is pending for the new design, which is awaiting federal approval to qualify for N95 status from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
The low-cost, reusable respirators may supplement or replace the use of cloth masks that block facial expression and lips from view as mask wearers seek protection from the increased threat of new coronavirus variants. In addition to the hearing impaired, these masks could be used by people who depend on facial expressions to better do their jobs, like teachers.
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