Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Sean S Corbin

Scott M Belliveau

Waihong Leong

Steven Craig Gehling

James Blaine Wolford

Anne Clare Moser

Keith Aaron Grider

Ricky Wayne Purcell

Ki Bok Song

Aleksey Pirkhalo

Ryan Hall

Abby Elizabeth Sturges

Scott Madison Belliveau

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 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.

Clip-style hearing protector

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Morton Grove, IL, United States of America

Sean S Corbin