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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
May. 05, 2016
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Joseph P. Keller, Wahpeton, ND (US);
Robert S. Kody, Woodbury, MN (US);
Daniel J. Rogers, Grant, MN (US);
Raymond L. Watrous, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 7/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stethoscope includes a flexible chest piece including a top surface, a bottom surface, a side surface defining a slope between the top surface and the bottom surface, and a groove extending along an inner circumference of the chest piece. A diaphragm is positioned within the groove.