| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 128866000 | External ear or head mounting means | 17 |
| 20080264429 | Clip-style hearing protector - A hearing protection device for a human ear. The device has an arm that clips about the pinna. A plug member caps or enters ear canal. The device is biased to provide some force against the plug member so that is stays in position during use. An optional handle may be provided to assist with temporarily pulling the plug member away from the ear canal or providing adjustment. The device may be adapted for use as an ear phone. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090314298 | HEADPIECE FOR USE IN ASSOCIATION WITH A HEARING CAP - A headpiece is provided for use in association with at least one hearing cap. The headpiece comprising a first portion, adapted to, when a user wears a hearing cap, be positioned between a sealing ring of the hearing cap and a portion of the user's head circumscribing an ear, and a second portion essentially circumscribed by the first portion, the first portion comprising a relatively air tight material forming a sealing ring in the headpiece, and the second portion being formed of one or more relatively air permeable materials allowing air to move between the ear and an inner volume of the hearing cap when the user wears the hearing cap. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100065069 | HEARING PROTECTION APPARATUS WITH INCORPORATED EYEWEAR - An apparatus for providing hearing protection to a wearer includes an incorporated set of eyewear having an eyewear frame. In one version, a pair of ear muffler tubes are coupled to the supporting members of the frame or made integral therewith, the muffler tubes each extending to the entrance of the ear canal of a person to reduce the level of ambient noise in the ear canal and includes at least one muffler tube of appropriate dimensions sufficient to isolate the ear canal from ambient air that substantially reduces the acoustic impedance at the entrance of the ear canal over a wide range of audible sound frequencies. A connecting tube for attachment to the ear canal is coupled to the ear muffler tube. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100319715 | HEADGEAR-EARWEAR ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME - A headgear-earwear assembly and a method of assembling the same. The headgear-earwear assembly can include an earwear and a headgear adapted to be coupled together. The earwear can include an elongated member, such as a cord, and an earpiece coupled to the elongated member. The headgear can include a major surface and a channel oriented substantially along the major surface of the headgear. The channel can be configured to removably house at least a portion of the length of the elongated member. The headgear can further include an aperture positioned adjacent the channel and open to the channel. The aperture can include an undulating shape along at least a portion of its length. The method can include positioning at least a portion of the elongated member in the channel, such that at least a portion of the length of the elongated member is removably housed in the channel. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110011409 | Titspamm - Provided is a new and unmatched solution to preventing ear pain caused during the ascension and descend part of air travel. This product is one of a kind and is very unique. It is an air tight ear capping device called TITSPAMM. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110174320 | EAR PROTECTOR - The invention describes an ear protector ( | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110253153 | HEARING PROTECTION PROCESS AND DEVICE - A hearing protection process comprises (a) providing at least one hearing protection device comprising at least one sound barrier comprising at least one substantially periodic array of structures disposed in a first medium having a first density, the structures being made of a second medium having a second density different from the first density, wherein one of the first and second media is a viscoelastic medium having a speed of propagation of longitudinal sound wave and a speed of propagation of transverse sound wave, the speed of propagation of longitudinal sound wave being at least about 30 times the speed of propagation of transverse sound wave, and wherein the other of the first and second media is a viscoelastic or elastic medium; and (b) interposing the hearing protection device between an acoustic source and an acoustic receiver in the form of a human ear. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110259348 | EAR PADDING FOR OXYGEN TUBING - The present invention relates to padding for placement over a section of oxygen tubing comprising: a section of hypo-allergenic foam; and a slit along the length of the foam, where the slit provides a means to insert a section of oxygen tubing and the foam conforms to the outer surface of the tubing. The padding provides protection for the user of the oxygen tubing. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20130068238 | Ear Protector and Ear Protector Wrap - The present disclosure provides an ear protector and an ear protector wrap. In some embodiments, the ear protector comprises: an inner wall, an outer wall, and a curved joining wall. The ear protector is manufactured with a material this is flexible, able to resume its original shape when a deforming force is removed, light weight and low density, has a high compression set, is has insulation properties and chemical resistance properties, easy to manufacture easily colored and processed. The ear protector may include a notch with thin membrane for stretch and retraction, ear cavity button for securing with ear, and thicker bridges for strength and comfort, and installing and removing ear protector with ear. In other embodiments, the present disclosure provides an ear protector wrap for attaching medical tubing to a helix of a human ear. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130133671 | SOUND MUFFLING HEADWEAR - A headband, cap, hat, or the like worn by a child, particularly an infant, includes an embedded sound-attenuation system to protect hearing against loud sounds that might startle, awaken, or injure a wearer. Shells formed of a comparatively soft and flexible elastomeric material are secured against the head of a user, each enclosing an ear in an air tight chamber, to close down the transmission paths available to sound waves. The shells are impervious to air, and flexible to conform to the head when secured by the headgear in which the shells are embedded. Each shell is provided with a rim, sufficiently flexible to deform and deflect into complete, sealed contact with the head. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130340769 | HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT ARRANGEMENT FOR AN EAR CUP IN A HEARING PROTECTOR UNIT - The present disclosure relates to a height adjustment arrangement ( | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140196727 | Corded Hearing Protective Device And Method Of Manufacturing The Same - A hearing protective device is provided including a first sound attenuating element, a second sound attenuating element, a flexible elongated member connecting the first sound attenuating element and the second sound attenuating element, and a knot formed in the flexible elongated member, the knot is untied by moving the first sound attenuating element in a direction away from second sound attenuating element. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140311499 | HEADSET TO PROVIDE NOISE REDUCTION - A headset to provide noise reduction may include a first microphone that is disposed outside the headset and detects external noise, a first blocking unit configured to block the external noise entering an inside of the headset, a second blocking unit configured to block external noise which is not blocked by the first blocking unit, a second microphone configured to detect internal noise of the headset including noise which is not blocked by the first blocking unit and the second blocking unit, and a speaker configured to output canceling noise to cancel the internal noise detected by the second microphone, wherein the second blocking unit surrounds the second microphone and comprises a one-way sound transmitting passage. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20150047651 | COMPACT HIGH FIDELITY EARPLUG - The present technology relates to a compact high fidelity earplug. The earplug has a central column having a hollow sound channel. Inner and outer platforms extend radially from the central column to define a first and second chamber. Openings in the first and second platforms allow sound to enter into the first chamber, and pass into the second chamber. Sound is then directed through an opening in the central column, into the sound chamber, and towards the ear of a wearer. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150068539 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANESTHETIZING EAR TISSUE - A system and method for use in iontophoretic anesthesia of a tympanic membrane are disclosed. The system generally includes an earplug and an electrode device. The earplug includes at least one sealing member for sealing the earplug in an ear canal. The sealing member includes microholes which vent fluid above a certain pressure threshold. A headset may connect the earplug to a second earplug. The method involves using the system on a human or animal subject. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150083141 | HEARING PROTECTION MEANS FOR USE WITH A MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE WITH HEARING PROTECTION MEANS - A hearing protection means for use with a magnetic resonance tomography device, comprising two noise-protection earpieces for external coverage of two outer ears of an examination object and at least one elastic holder means for affixing the noise-protection earpieces around the outer ears of the examination object, wherein the two noise-protection earpieces comprise a non-magnetic material and have a sound-deadening function is provided. The at least one elastic holder means has a strap-like shape, is able to be disposed on the head of the examination object circumferentially, in this case running along the area of the lower jaw and the outer ear region, and is able to be adapted in its circumferential length such that a predetermined tension is able to be set over the entire circumferential length. The present disclosure further describes a magnetic resonance tomography device which includes a corresponding hearing protection means. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20160151206 | External Ear Canal Pressure Regulation Device | 06-02-2016 |
