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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Hearos, Llc, Latham, NY (US);
Inventor:
Howard S. Leight, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Assignee:
HEAROS, LLC, Latham, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 11/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
An earplug for blocking sound and method of making the same, which includes a planar insert within an earplug of compressible slow recovery foam. A method of attenuating sound by inserting the earplug at an ear canal entry so that the planar insert is tactilely vertical, and pushing the earplug into the ear canal allowing the earplug to flex perpendicular to plana surfaces of the planar insert.