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USD478658S1
USD478658S1 US29/166,972 US16697202F USD478658S US D478658 S1 USD478658 S1 US D478658S1 US 16697202 F US16697202 F US 16697202F US D478658 S USD478658 S US D478658S
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Robert N. Falco
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3M Innovative Properties Co
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Cabot Safety Intermediate LLC
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F11/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F11/06—Protective devices for the ears
    • A61F11/08—Protective devices for the ears internal, e.g. earplugs

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  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an earplug, showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 3 is another side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a stem portion of the earplug of FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 8 is another side elevational view thereof, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Claims (1)

  1. The ornamental design for an earplug, as shown and described.
US29/166,972 2002-09-06 2002-09-06 Earplug Expired - Lifetime USD478658S1 (en)

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Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20060088176A1 (en) * 2004-10-22 2006-04-27 Werner Alan J Jr Method and apparatus for intelligent acoustic signal processing in accordance wtih a user preference
US20080044040A1 (en) * 2004-10-22 2008-02-21 Werner Alan J Jr Method and apparatus for intelligent acoustic signal processing in accordance with a user preference
US7506720B1 (en) * 2006-07-21 2009-03-24 Hicks Tammera D Animal ear protection apparatus
US20100307861A1 (en) * 2009-06-03 2010-12-09 Sperian Hearing Protection, Llc Non-roll foam eartip
USD757925S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2016-05-31 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug tip
USD759802S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2016-06-21 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug tip
USD798435S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2017-09-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug
USD798434S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2017-09-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug
US10660797B2 (en) 2014-05-20 2020-05-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Push-to-fit earplug having an array of cavities
USD1009978S1 (en) * 2019-05-31 2024-01-02 Dennis Cochran Attachable eyeglass earplugs

Cited By (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20060088176A1 (en) * 2004-10-22 2006-04-27 Werner Alan J Jr Method and apparatus for intelligent acoustic signal processing in accordance wtih a user preference
US20080044040A1 (en) * 2004-10-22 2008-02-21 Werner Alan J Jr Method and apparatus for intelligent acoustic signal processing in accordance with a user preference
US9807521B2 (en) 2004-10-22 2017-10-31 Alan J. Werner, Jr. Method and apparatus for intelligent acoustic signal processing in accordance with a user preference
US7506720B1 (en) * 2006-07-21 2009-03-24 Hicks Tammera D Animal ear protection apparatus
US20100307861A1 (en) * 2009-06-03 2010-12-09 Sperian Hearing Protection, Llc Non-roll foam eartip
US8061472B2 (en) 2009-06-03 2011-11-22 Sperian Hearing Protection, Llc Non-roll foam eartip
USD757925S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2016-05-31 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug tip
USD759802S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2016-06-21 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug tip
USD798435S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2017-09-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug
USD798434S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2017-09-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug
US10660797B2 (en) 2014-05-20 2020-05-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Push-to-fit earplug having an array of cavities
USD1009978S1 (en) * 2019-05-31 2024-01-02 Dennis Cochran Attachable eyeglass earplugs

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CA106577S (en) 2004-12-10
AU155835S (en) 2004-07-13

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