US Patent 10576314 Respirator including contrast layer

Various embodiments of a respirator and a method of making such respirator are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the respirator includes a mask body and a harness attached to the mask body. The mask body can include an outer cover web, an inner cover web, a filtration layer disposed between the outer cover web and the inner cover web, and a contrast layer disposed between the outer cover web and the inner cover web in a sinus region of the mask body. A portion of the contrast layer can be visible through an outer surface of the outer cover web to form a contrast region of the mask body, where the outer surface of the outer cover web faces away from the filtration layer.