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5881729 |
Water sports ear plug
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an ear plug for preventing water and wind from entering the ear canal while allowing audible tones to pass therethrough. The ear plug is...
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5868139 |
Device for a swimmer to conveniently remove water from his or her ear
A hollow earpiece has a bulbous section for insertion into the ear canal and a flange section joined to the bulbous section by a neck with an opening in the tip of the bulbous section to allow...
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5865183 |
Device for equalizing pressure across the eardrum of divers
A device for facilitating the equalization of pressure across the eardrum of a user, comprising (a) an ear piece being sized and dimensioned for tightly fitting the outer ear canal of the user,...
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5826582 |
Ear phone assembly for use with a hearing screener
An ear phone assembly is provided for use with a hearing screening instrument to test infants for hearing impairments. The ear phone includes a generally D-shaped reusable cover including a back...
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5827212 |
Splinting device for auricular hematoma
An improved ear pressure dressing or splinting device 10 of the suture compression type is provided for treatment and prevention of recurrence of auricular hematoma. The splinting device 10...
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5819745 |
Pressure-regulating ear plug
A pressure regulating ear plug for regulating the rate of change of pressure inside an ear to minimize the pressure differential between the middle ear and a volume of the external ear cavity...
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5806526 |
Ear plugs
A pair of ear pugs that are attached to eyeglasses or safety goggles by a cord. The ear plugs, which are preferably made of foam or some other deformable material, can attach to each other. When...
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5799658 |
Hearing protective device comprising a foam and a porous component and method of manufacture thereof
An acoustical hearing device is presented, including a foam and at least one porous component which is mechanically bonded to the foam. The mechanical bonding of the porous component arises during...
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5775336 |
Tubular medical device
A tubular medical device is adapted for placement into a human patient or other living being. The tubular medical device includes a body member and a rib structure. The body member extends along a...
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5749373 |
Headband with break-away cord attachment
A headband ear protector apparatus with break-away cord attachment including a pair of ear protectors, a resilient headband to form a band which positions the ear protectors to lie by the opposite...
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5727566 |
Trackable earplug
An earplug is described, which includes an elastic earplug body (12) and a metal part (14) mounted to the body to form an earplug that can be detected by a metal detector. The metal part (14) is in...
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5718001 |
Protective ear covering device
A single piece protective ear covering device is provided. The device is designed to protect the ear from heat and hairdressing preparations while the hair of the user is being treated. The device...
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5718244 |
External ear occlusion device having an improved deformable material and metod for forming same
An external ear occlusion device (10, 22) includes a deformable material (18) that conforms to the shape of at least a portion of a user's external ear to occlude the external ear. The deformable...
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5711313 |
Discoverable earplug
An earplug is described, with a metal insert that enables the earplug to be detected if it falls in a vat of food or other material during industrial processing, wherein the insert can be very...
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5704069 |
Cover for sealing ring of an earmuff
Use of a superabsorbent nonwoven material in a moisture absorbing cover for an earmuff. A moisture absorbing ring-shaped cover for a sealing ring of an earmuff includes an inner layer (23) of...
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5668354 |
Earplug assembly and eyewear assembly
An earplug assembly. The assembly includes a pair of earplugs adapted for insertion into the ear canal of an individual and an attachment member securely connected to each plug. The attachment...
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5647377 |
Noise suppressor apparatus
A noise suppressor apparatus including a cylindrical member having an open upper end, a closed lower end, a cylindrical side wall therebetween, and a hollow interior. The closed lower end has an...
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5628330 |
Apparatus for treating people afflicted with tinnitus
Methods and means of treating a person afflicted with Tinnitus in order to relieve the discomfort and aggravation of the affliction uses apparatus that includes: a metal shell of generally...
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5609164 |
Method of forming an earplug containment device
A method for forming an earplug containment device comprising providing at least one thin-walled, hollow sleeve having an inside diameter less than the diameter of the human ear canal, compressing...
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5573015 |
Extruded ear plug
An earplug having a compressible or deformable sheath component and a more rigid core component. The components are both extruded in order that they may be rapidly and efficiently produced, and...
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5557077 |
Hearing-protector plug
Hearing-protector plug made of plug material in which there is distributed a detectable material in powder form, particularly iron powder. If lost, such as in the food industry, the plug can be...
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5488961 |
Hydrophobic ear plugs
Ear plugs for swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving and other water related activities form a watertight seal within an individual's outer ear canals. The ear plugs have a lumen extending along the...
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5483975 |
Device for equalizing pressure across the eardrum of divers
A device for facilitating the equalization of pressure across the eardrum of a user which typically includes a facemask configured to fit over at least the eyes and nose of the user. The device...
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5452731 |
Disposable, hygroscopic ear plug including tear-away portion
The present invention relates to a flexible, disposable ear plug which is capable of decreasing humidity levels from the environment within the inner ear of a user. The ear plug includes a...
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5447489 |
Bone conduction hearing aid device
This invention provides a hearing aid of the kind which has a transmitter element and a receiver-transducer element having a vibrating element. The receiver element is suitable for being placed,...
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5368638 |
Natural ear plug composition
The invention is an improved ear plug composition wherein the improvement comprises the use of cotton fibers as an additional ingredient in a natural ear plug composition comprising: wax, a starch...
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5333622 |
Earplug and hearing devices formed in-situ
A custom-molded earplug (18) for swimming protection, hearing protection, and the like, is fabricated in situ by depositing a foaming material (14 or 24) within a person's ear (10 or 42) and...
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5334212 |
Ear wax extractor with depth control
The Humble Wax Remover™--a safe ear wax extractor is composed of two parts; a safety stopper (10) and a loop curette wax extractor (26), whereby the second part is inserted into the first part...
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5247946 |
Ear piece
An improved ear piece to be inserted and dwell on the human outer ear wherein the ear piece has an upper portion overlaying the triangular fossa, a lower portion overlaying the inferior and...
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5241971 |
Ear-protection cup for ear muffs or head-phones
An ear-protection cup for ear muffs or headphones comprising a cup-shaped frame and a resilient sealing member located at the peripheral edge thereof, by means of which the ear-protection cup can...
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5207827 |
Ear plug composition
The invention is a composition especially for ear plugs comprised of a starch based ester of a dicarboxylic acid, lecithin, wax, trace amounts of vitamins A, C, and E and a biocidal amount of...
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5203352 |
Polymeric foam earplug
Disclosed herein are hearing protective earplug constructions of the roll-down type. In one aspect the constructions employ means to limit the depth of insertion of the earplug into the ear canal...
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5195539 |
Earplug compression device
A device for compressing slow recovery earplugs is provided. The device comprises a flexible strip having an elongate compression portion having first and second ends and a base portion at the...
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5188123 |
Hearing protective earplug having alternative modes of insertion
A hearing protective earplug which permits alternative push-in and roll-down modes of insertion. The earplug includes a soft, smoothly contoured, resilient, homogeneous viscoelastic polymeric foam...
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5163925 |
Ventilation plugs for treatment of middle-ear disease
A ventilation plug is provided for the treatment of middle-ear diseases. The ventilation plug comprises a front edge portion tapered at an acute angle and an intermediate portion made of water...
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5135007 |
Means and method for semi-automatically attenuating sound in the ears
A system to block ears to suppress or attenuate sound from entering the ears includes ear blocking structures which are movable between a first position which does not completely block the auditory...
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5131411 |
Custom-fitting earplug formed in situ using foaming action
A custom-fitting earplug (18) for hearing protection or other ear applications, or in-ear communications device mounting (40) is fabricated in situ by depositing a foaming material (14 or 24)...
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5107861 |
Safe ear clean button and protection with attachment device
An ear clean button for cleaning and absorbing the wax and the moisture in a person's ear including a narrow insertion portion for inserting into the person's ear and an enlarged portion to limit...
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5086789 |
Wind deflector for the ear
A wind deflector deflects wind away from the ear to reduce wind noise while ambient sound passes through to the inner ear so that the user's hearing is not substantially impaired.
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5080110 |
Pacifier ear plugs
The invention is an external ring, a radial collar, and a protruding portion which extends inside the ear canal to dampen sound. In the preferred embodiment, the collar and the exterior of the...
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5074375 |
Hearing protection system assembly
A hearing protection system includes a pair of assemblies each composed of an ear plug, ear plug retainer, and attachment member. The ear plug is a plastic foam body resiliently compressible for...
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5058606 |
Method for sealing external auditory ear canal
Apparatus for sealing the external auditory canal of an ear. The apparatus includes an ear protector band which extends over the forehead, ears, and nape of the head of an individual. The protector...
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5044463 |
Molded foam earplug and method for making same
A bullet-shaped molded foam earplug is provided with a cavity extending from the flanged base axially into the earplug. The cavity provides the earplug a lower equilibrium pressure making the...
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4974606 |
Hearing protector and method of manufacturing the same
A hearing protector has a body made of a suitable material and matching the shape of the auricle or ear shell and/or the auditory canal of the user. The body is provided with a canal which, in the...
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4949733 |
Nasal oxygen cannula pad
An elongated cylinder of yieldable material is longitudinally slit in the shape of a "T", whereby it is easily mounted on nasal cannula tubing by lateral pressure and adjusted to the area where the...
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4936411 |
Detectable earplug
A molded detectable earplug assembly includes a pair of earplugs into which a metal, magnetic or X-ray detectable insert is provided. Preferably the earplugs are in pairs connected by a cord. The...
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4920985 |
Device for closing a curved duct
A device for closing a curved duct, especially an ear protector for insertion in the auditory canal (4) of the ear, consists of an elastic rod-shaped body (1), e.g. of foamed plastic, which is...
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4913259 |
Compressible ear tip
An ear tip for use with a stethoscope, audio headset or like device, the ear tip being of a construction and design that provides substantial deformation of the ear tip under normal stethoscope...
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4896679 |
Method and apparatus for the exclusion of sound and water from the auditory canal
A method and apparatus for providing improved protection for the auditory systems of persons who may be subjected to excessive sound pressures or concussive shock waves or who may have certain...
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4896380 |
Face mask equipped with earplugs
Disclosed is a facemask equipped with earplugs which permits wearers to hear clearly sounds underwater or hear others to speak to each other. The earplugs can be easily removed from their ears...
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