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GB2504303B - Earphones and earplugs - Google Patents

Earphones and earplugs

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Publication number
GB2504303B
GB2504303B GB1213173.6A GB201213173A GB2504303B GB 2504303 B GB2504303 B GB 2504303B GB 201213173 A GB201213173 A GB 201213173A GB 2504303 B GB2504303 B GB 2504303B
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Prior art keywords
earplugs
earphones
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB1213173.6A
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GB201213173D0 (en
GB2504303A (en
Inventor
Tobias Murray Bateson
John Francis Dufort
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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F11/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F11/06—Protective devices for the ears
    • A61F11/08—Protective devices for the ears internal, e.g. earplugs
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1016—Earpieces of the intra-aural type
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1083—Reduction of ambient noise
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1091—Details not provided for in groups H04R1/1008 - H04R1/1083
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/652—Ear tips; Ear moulds
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/105—Earpiece supports, e.g. ear hooks

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Psychology (AREA)
  • Headphones And Earphones (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
GB1213173.6A 2012-07-24 2012-07-24 Earphones and earplugs Expired - Fee Related GB2504303B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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Publications (3)

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GB201213173D0 GB201213173D0 (en) 2012-09-05
GB2504303A GB2504303A (en) 2014-01-29
GB2504303B true GB2504303B (en) 2016-01-06

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP3179872A4 (en) * 2014-08-15 2018-03-21 Nick Williams Ear plug with container
CN109788424B (en) * 2017-11-15 2023-12-15 深圳市冠旭电子股份有限公司 Earcup styling controls and headphones
US11647348B2 (en) 2018-12-21 2023-05-09 Sonova Ag Preparation device and system for in-situ customization of an earpiece
US11991495B2 (en) * 2020-09-29 2024-05-21 Adapto Global ApS Modular earpiece adaptor
US20220313423A1 (en) * 2021-04-02 2022-10-06 United States Government As Represented By The Department Of Veterans Affairs Ear Stent And Methods Of Using Same

Citations (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5074375A (en) * 1989-10-18 1991-12-24 Grozil Richard S Hearing protection system assembly
US5319163A (en) * 1990-06-07 1994-06-07 Scott Robert T Waterproof earmold-to-earphone adapter
US5957136A (en) * 1998-10-08 1999-09-28 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Earplug
WO2001050993A1 (en) * 2000-01-13 2001-07-19 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Earplug
US20050147269A1 (en) * 2004-01-07 2005-07-07 Hearing Components, Inc., Earbud adapter
EP1937031A1 (en) * 2006-12-21 2008-06-25 Sperian Hearing Protection LLC Earbud coupling
US7548629B1 (en) * 2005-03-08 2009-06-16 Griffin Technology Inc. Earpiece adapter for an earphone or a headphone
EP2239957A1 (en) * 2009-04-06 2010-10-13 Tobias Murray Bateson Device and method to fully or partially occlude the external ear
GB2470177A (en) * 2009-02-24 2010-11-17 Tobias Murray Bateson Moulded earpieces and adaptor and earphone for use therewith
WO2012026864A1 (en) * 2010-08-26 2012-03-01 Swedsafe Ab Device for hearing protection
EP2484319A1 (en) * 2011-02-04 2012-08-08 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Push-in type of earplug with improved insertion stem
WO2013119913A1 (en) * 2012-02-08 2013-08-15 Decibullz Llc Moldable earpiece system

Patent Citations (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5074375A (en) * 1989-10-18 1991-12-24 Grozil Richard S Hearing protection system assembly
US5319163A (en) * 1990-06-07 1994-06-07 Scott Robert T Waterproof earmold-to-earphone adapter
US5957136A (en) * 1998-10-08 1999-09-28 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Earplug
WO2001050993A1 (en) * 2000-01-13 2001-07-19 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Earplug
US20050147269A1 (en) * 2004-01-07 2005-07-07 Hearing Components, Inc., Earbud adapter
US7548629B1 (en) * 2005-03-08 2009-06-16 Griffin Technology Inc. Earpiece adapter for an earphone or a headphone
EP1937031A1 (en) * 2006-12-21 2008-06-25 Sperian Hearing Protection LLC Earbud coupling
GB2470177A (en) * 2009-02-24 2010-11-17 Tobias Murray Bateson Moulded earpieces and adaptor and earphone for use therewith
EP2239957A1 (en) * 2009-04-06 2010-10-13 Tobias Murray Bateson Device and method to fully or partially occlude the external ear
WO2012026864A1 (en) * 2010-08-26 2012-03-01 Swedsafe Ab Device for hearing protection
EP2484319A1 (en) * 2011-02-04 2012-08-08 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Push-in type of earplug with improved insertion stem
WO2013119913A1 (en) * 2012-02-08 2013-08-15 Decibullz Llc Moldable earpiece system
EP2813091A1 (en) * 2012-02-08 2014-12-17 Decibullz LLC Moldable earpiece system

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GB2504303A (en) 2014-01-29

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