Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

The Sherwin Williams Company

Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.

Water Pik, Inc.

Boise White Paper, L.l.c.

Scott M Belliveau

Anne Clare Moser

Ki Bok Song

Daniel Perez

James E MacDonald

Bob Bruno

Adam J Chafe

Kenneth W Erdmann

Dilip R Tamhane

Ronald D Hudas

George Ikuya Nukuto

Forrest A Burney

Dale J Waite

Aleksey Pirkhalo

Stuart F Bedford

Matthew K Engstrom

James L Pfaffendorf

Christopher G Forthaus

Charlie Watling

Oliver J Ramsey

Michael J Quinn

Brian Randall Williams

Ricky Wayne Purcell

Waihong Leong

Kenneth M Ross

Sean S Corbin

Patrick M Flanagan

Jeffery S Kunkler

Steven Craig Gehling

James Blaine Wolford

Gregory John Rajala

Leland Charles Leber

Keith Aaron Grider

Adam W Callif

Toriono A Granger

Tianzhu Wang

Kenneth Michael Ross

Ryan Hall

Abby Elizabeth Sturges

Thomas A Wozny

Sena S Corbin

The present invention is directed toward a novel container system that is designed to hold and store liquids, such as for example, paints, stains, and various other coatings. The container system generally includes a base member, a shelf that is contained within the base member, and a lid. The shelf is provided with the base member and is designed to accept an application device, such as for example a paint roller. A lid is also provided with the container so that a fluid may be provided and stored as part of an all-inclusive delivery system.

Container

A self-conforming sound attenuation earplug, including: a stem, at least one support joined with the stem and extending radially outward from the stem, and a shell engaging the support and encircling the stem to form a space between the shell and the stem. At least one of the support material and the shell material is a deformable-resilient material.

Self-conforming sound attenuation earplug

A self-fitting device for location in an ear canal. The device includes a body having a body ear end, an opposite body user end, and a shaft extending from the ear end to the user end. A resilient bladder is joined with the body ear end and a chamber is defined inside the resilient bladder where the chamber is in communication with the shaft and the resilient bladder has a wall portion and is deformable from an at-rest position to an in-ear position. The resilient bladder has a variable strength profile in the wall portion of the bladder.

Self-fitting device for location in an ear canal

Self-fitting device for location in ear canal, including first end portion joined with second end portion. First end portion including first resilient bladder and first chamber of fluid and second end portion including second resilient bladder and second chamber of fluid. The bladders are in communication via the chambers. First bladder is deformable between at-rest position to in-ear position to insertion position such that first bladder has first cross-sectional area in at-rest position, second cross-sectional area in in-ear position and third cross-sectional area in insertion position. First cross-sectional area is greater than second cross-sectional area which is greater than third cross-sectional area. Second bladder is deformable to cause first bladder to be deformed from at-rest position to insertion position before device is located in ear canal.

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 optional handle may be provided to assist with temporarily pulling the plug member away from the ear canal or providing adjustment. An optional bow member clips about the pinna. The device may be adapted for use as an ear phone.

Bandless hearing protector and method

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.

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Plainfield, IL, United States of America

Scott M Belliveau