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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
May. 17, 2005
Kevin Michael, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Kevin Michael, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Sperian Hearing Protection, LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A hearing protection device to be worn at either a primary position or a secondary position, comprising a hearing protection component and a noise measurement component, and an attachment mechanism to securely attach the noise measurement component to the hearing protection component, wherein at the primary position the noise measurement component detects a protected noise exposure and at the secondary position it detects an unprotected exposure, the noise measurement component comprises a microphone, a compartment that encloses the microphone and at least one filter, and the filter reduces resonance of said compartment incident upon said microphone.