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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120051578 | EARTIP WITH TETHER An eartip made of a resilient body with an eartip core inside the open center of the body, and a tether attached to the eartip core at an attachment region along the length of the core. A free end of the tether extends outward from the eartip, allowing a wearer to remov... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20110223864 | Ear Tip Method and Apparatus An ear tip for a sound device. The ear tip has an asymmetrical arrangement which more closely aligns with a user's ear canal. The ear tip includes an ear tip base, ear tip shaft, and a first group of low-profile flanges. The ear tip is arranged along an ear tip central ... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110158457 | Ear piece and earphone An ear piece to be detachably attached to a sound tube protruding from a housing of an earphone has a base portion with a through hole. The through hole has an inner wall with a first, a second, and a third portion continuously provided in order when viewed from the hou... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110158456 | Head-mounted device for settable compound delivery system for inflatable in-ear device A head-mounted support device for carrying at least one un-inflated inflatable or expandable inner portion of an in-ear device thereon includes a main body adjustably mountable on a user's head, with at least one settable compound delivery device mounted thereon, and a ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110135120 | CUSTOM IN-EAR HEADSET A custom in-ear headset. The headset includes a housing having a proximate housing portion and a distant housing portion. The distant housing portion is shaped and sized to fit inside an ear canal of a user. The headset includes a miniature speaker that is acoustically ... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110094822 | FLAT EARPLUG AND PACKAGE A flat earplug and flat earplug package assembly is provided and a method of forming a flat earplug. The flat earplug includes a flat, rectangular foam sheet having a first surface and second surface, and adapted to be rolled up upon itself to form a coiled earplug for ... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110051979 | Headphone Ear Tips with Sound Conduit Mounting Structure An ear tip comprised of two or more contiguous materials, in combination with sound conduit structure comprised of one or more rigid materials, wherein the ear tip mounts upon said sound conduit structure.... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110036661 | Earpiece Member An ear tip or ear plug (20) comprises a body portion (21) having flexible peripheral rib elements (23, 24, 25) projecting therefrom to provide a comfortable and secure fit in a wearer's ear. The rib elements are between 0.2 mm and 2 mm high, prefera... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110031060 | Earpiece There is provided an earpiece having at least one housing (2) having a first end for receiving an earplug (1) and a second end for receiving a cap unit (3). In that case the cap unit is adapted to be removable and/or movable relative to the housing.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100307859 | ACOUSTIC DEVICE FOR LINEAR PERCEIVED-SOUND ATTENUATION The present invention relates to an acoustic device for linear perceived-sound attenuation, comprising a channel along which the sound propagates from an entry to an exit, characterized in that it comprises, combined so as to make the perceived sound undergo a linear at... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100307861 | NON-ROLL FOAM EARTIP Embodiments disclose a non-roll foam EarTip that may provide for fingertip press-in insertion, improved comfort, simplicity of use, flatter attenuation and/or improved hygienic properties, by way of non-exclusive example. A hollow foam body typically encompasses a short... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100084217 | Ear tip An improved ear tip for earphones and hearing protection is provided where comfort and occlusion of the ear are of most importance. The ear tip comprises an elastomer polymer resin material molded to form the material to the shape of the ear canal. A chamber is defined ... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100071708 | NOVEL HEARING PROTECTION DEVICE AND METHOD AND SECURE EARBUD ASSEMBLY A passive level dependent hearing protection device for insertion into an ear canal is made of a flexible bladder attached to a frame and where the bladder utilizes valves to evacuate air from the ear canal. The device thereby causes transmission loss of acoustic waves ... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100012420 | OCCLUSION EFFECT MITIGATION AND SOUND ISOLATION DEVICE FOR ORIFICE INSERTED SYSTEMS At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a sound isolation device comprising: an expandable element; and an insertion element, where the expandable element is operatively attached to the insertion element, where the expandable element includes an expanding mediu... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090321176 | Conformable Ear Piece and Method of Using and Making Same An ear piece device made of pliable material dimensioned for fitting the ear canal of a user. In one embodiment, one canal extends through a portion of the ear piece to provide an opening for communication between a person's inner ear and an environment outside the pers... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090321177 | ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT TIP A tip for coupling sound between a medical instrument and an ear includes a sealing surface configured to substantially conform the tip to an auditory canal of the ear. The tip includes an acoustic tube acoustically coupled to at least one of the plurality of openings a... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090199326 | RETRACTABLE EARPLUG ASSEMBLY FOR A HARDHAT A retractable earplug assembly is provided that is configured to retrofit to a hardhat that includes a protective housing removably mountable to the hardhat. The earplug assembly further includes a guide base slideably cooperating with a guide portion of the housing for... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090173353 | Self-fitting device for location in an ear canal Self-fitting device for location in ear canal and related method, including a bladder joined with a pump assembly via a valve assembly. The pump assembly transfers air to the bladder and achieves a predetermined pressure with the chamber regardless of ear canal size. Th... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090161064 | Support Particularly for Frames of Eyeglasses and In-Ear Speakers A support particularly for frames of eyeglasses and in-ear speakers, comprising a substantially curvilinear framework with a curvature which is at least partially complementary with respect to the natural curvature of the root of the helix, of the ridge of the antihelix... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090095566 | Bandless hearing protector and method A hearing protection device and method of use intended for a human ear. A plug member caps or enters ear canal, and may be shaped to conform to the external auditory meatus. The plug member may be part of a replacement assembly. The device is biased at least in part by ... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090071487 | SEALING DEVICES At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a deformable sealing section that can be inserted into an orifice causing sealing of the orifice.... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20080299339 | EARGUARD SEALING SYSTEM I: MULTI-CHAMBER SYSTEMS At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a multi-chamber coating comprising: a first medium; and a second medium, where the first medium covers at least a first portion of second medium so as to form a first and second chamber, where at least one material proper... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080264715 | Bandless hearing protector and method A hearing protection device and method for a human ear. A plug member caps or enters ear canal, and may be shaped to conform to the external auditory meatus. The device is biased at least in part by a pressure pad to provide some force against the plug member. An option... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080181441 | ADJUSTABLE LENGTH EAR INSERT An earpiece assembly for use by police, fire and military personal is disclosed. The earpiece assembly can have an earpiece configured to fit substantially within the conchae of an ear and an ear insert adjustable attached to the earpiece. The ear insert extends into th... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080116003 | METHOD OF PREPARING OF AN EAR MOLD AND THE EAR MOLD THEREOF [Technical Problem] In regard to an ear mold for a hearing aid, there are provided the ear mold which a metal bush is settled in a tube for joint of the hearing aid, the metal bush has been used on account of settlement of said tube for joint of the hearing aid, and whi... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080093158 | METHOD OF FORMING AN EARPLUG BY LASER ABLATION AND AN EARPLUG FORMED THEREBY Disclosed is an earplug that includes a sound attenuating portion and a feature formed by laser ablation, wherein the feature comprises a cavity formed in a first end of the sound attenuating portion including a cylindrical shape extending into the sound attenuating por... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080095392 | Hearing aid with sound tube serving for retention in concha A hearing aid device has a custom-fit shell that fits into the helix lock area of the outer ear of a hearing-impaired person, and an RIC tube that is held in the concha of the outer ear and terminates in the ear canal. The combination of the custom-fit shell and the RIC... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20070284182 | Waterproof earplug with sound-transmitting effect A waterproof earplug with sound-transmitting effect comprises mainly a pull stub and a sound-barrier membrane; the sound-barrier membrane is substantially a thin round membrane; the pull stub is furnished in the center of the sound-barrier membrane, and it extends outwa... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20070253587 | EAR CANAL SPEAKER SYSTEM METHOD AND APPARATUS An earpiece adapted to transmit acoustic sound into an year, the earpiece having a flexible ear canal engagement member that is adapted to be repositioned longitudinally inwardly by way of some form of an extension member. When the extension member is released, the memb... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070237349 | Earbud earphone and cushion therefor An ear bud earphone for use with a feedback noise cancellation system has a speaker and a microphone positioned anteriorly of the speaker. A cushion is provided exteriorly of a housing of the earphone. The cushion has a first region having a first acoustic transmission ... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070201717 | Earphone ambient eartip An eartip that includes at least one acoustic material filled port is provided. The port and the acoustic material contained therein provide the eartip with a controlled acoustic leakage path, thus allowing the user to tailor the performance of the earphones to which th... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20070189570 | Earphone device An earphone device includes a housing having a driver unit, and a sound guide tube mounted on a front surface of the housing to protrude from the front surface, in which the sound guide tube is disposed at a position deviated from a center position of the housing. ... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070125590 | Hearing protection device with acoustic filter element and method for manufacturing the same A hearing protection device comprising a shell to be worn at least partially within a user's ear canal is provided. The shell is provided with a receptacle having an outer opening towards ambience and an inner opening towards said ear canal. An acoustic filter element f... | 06/07/2007 |
| 20070080018 | Low attenuating push-in earplug with integral handle The invention provides an earplug and a method of forming thereof where the earplug includes an insertion portion having opposing top and bottom sides, a handle portion connected to and extending rearwardly from the bottom of the insertion portion, and a rear portion ex... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20060278468 | Hearing protection ear plug In a hearing protection earplug for insertion into the ear canal ear composed of a soft material, especially a foam material, having a cavity that is open toward the outside, it is provided, with a view to achieving additionally increased wearing comfort accompanied wit... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060254851 | Replaceable microphone protective membrane for hearing devices A device as hearing aid to be worn in the ear or in or at the auditory canal comprises at least a sound or acoustic exit opening with a protection element (10) to prevent the contamination of the device. The protection element (10) comprises a thin, at lea... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060180387 | Earplug An earplug (100) having an adjustable sound deadening rating is disclosed. The earplug (100) includes an ear piece (102) adapted to fit within a user's ear canal and a core (104). The core (104) has a predetermined sound deadening rati... | 08/17/2006 |
| 20060162992 | Hearing protection device with damped material The invention provides a hearing protection device having an attenuating body composed of an elastomer with an increased glass transition temperature and a reduced glass-to-rubber transition temperature such that the damping factor of the material peaks at a higher temp... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060137933 | Method for providing a user with a hearing protection earplug The invention relates to a method for providing a user with a hearing protection earplug including a shell to be worn at least in part in the ear canal of the user, comprising: (1) collecting configuration data about audio needs of the user; (2) collecting data of the i... | 06/29/2006 |
| 20060137934 | Hearing protection earplug and use of the same The invention relates to a hearing protection earplug comprising a shell (10) to be worn at least in part in a user's ear canal, said shell being adapted to provide for a mechanical acoustic attenuation of at least 10 dB averaged over the audible frequency range ... | 06/29/2006 |
