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USD445894S1
USD445894S1 US29/132,307 US13230700F USD445894S US D445894 S1 USD445894 S1 US D445894S1 US 13230700 F US13230700 F US 13230700F US D445894 S USD445894 S US D445894S
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Dean M. Remer
Paul A. Martinson
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    • 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

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FIG. 1 is a perspective view, showing the new design for an earplug.
FIG. 2 is a top view thereof.
FIG. 3 is a side view thereof. All other side views look the same as FIG. 3; and,
FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof, sectioned through the earplug at the point where the broken line showing begins.
The broken line showing forms no part of the design. The shading that is shown in the drawings is used only to illustrate contour; it is not indicative of texture, etc.

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  1. The ornamental design for an earplug, as shown and described.
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Cited By (7)

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USD512141S1 (en) * 2004-03-04 2005-11-29 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Earplug
US20060088176A1 (en) * 2004-10-22 2006-04-27 Werner Alan J Jr Method and apparatus for intelligent acoustic signal processing in accordance wtih a user preference
USD559382S1 (en) * 2007-03-26 2008-01-08 R2 Development, Llc Earplug
US20080044040A1 (en) * 2004-10-22 2008-02-21 Werner Alan J Jr Method and apparatus for intelligent acoustic signal processing in accordance with a user preference
USD788290S1 (en) * 2015-03-05 2017-05-30 Honeywell International Inc. Peanut-shaped earplug with paddle handle
USD798436S1 (en) 2015-03-05 2017-09-26 Honeywell International Inc. Earplug handle
USD974542S1 (en) * 2021-08-19 2023-01-03 Shenzhen Apwill Electronic Co., Ltd. Earplug

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US2446707A (en) 1945-03-10 1948-08-10 Leight Charles Ear plug
US2487038A (en) 1944-03-25 1949-11-08 Sonotone Corp Ear insert for earphones
US2538339A (en) 1949-09-15 1951-01-16 Mary J Thomas Earplug
US2804072A (en) 1955-03-29 1957-08-27 Genzer Rose Ear plugs
US3811437A (en) 1971-10-26 1974-05-21 Cabot Corp Earplugs
USD242743S (en) 1975-08-28 1976-12-14 Charles Leight Ear plug
US4094315A (en) 1976-10-29 1978-06-13 Charles Leight Ear plug
US4490857A (en) 1982-10-12 1985-01-01 Leight Howard S Band earplug
US4671265A (en) 1984-11-29 1987-06-09 Bilsom Ab Earplug device
US4819624A (en) 1987-06-18 1989-04-11 Leight Howard S Banded earplug
US5044463A (en) 1989-11-30 1991-09-03 Cabot Corporation Molded foam earplug and method for making same
USD340282S (en) 1991-04-09 1993-10-12 Leight Howard S Earplug
USD358463S (en) 1993-09-21 1995-05-16 Cabot Safety Corporation Hearing protective earplug
USD371193S (en) 1994-05-16 1996-06-25 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protective earplug
US5701348A (en) 1994-12-29 1997-12-23 Decibel Instruments, Inc. Articulated hearing device
US5781272A (en) 1997-06-06 1998-07-14 Safety+Plus, Inc. Eyesight protection apparatus with attached earplugs
US5811742A (en) 1997-04-21 1998-09-22 Howard S. Leight And Associates, Inc. Dual earplug
US6129175A (en) 1999-05-07 2000-10-10 Radians, Inc. Acoustical control plastisol earpieces

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2487038A (en) 1944-03-25 1949-11-08 Sonotone Corp Ear insert for earphones
US2446707A (en) 1945-03-10 1948-08-10 Leight Charles Ear plug
US2538339A (en) 1949-09-15 1951-01-16 Mary J Thomas Earplug
US2804072A (en) 1955-03-29 1957-08-27 Genzer Rose Ear plugs
US3811437A (en) 1971-10-26 1974-05-21 Cabot Corp Earplugs
USD242743S (en) 1975-08-28 1976-12-14 Charles Leight Ear plug
US4094315A (en) 1976-10-29 1978-06-13 Charles Leight Ear plug
US4490857A (en) 1982-10-12 1985-01-01 Leight Howard S Band earplug
US4671265A (en) 1984-11-29 1987-06-09 Bilsom Ab Earplug device
US4819624A (en) 1987-06-18 1989-04-11 Leight Howard S Banded earplug
US5044463A (en) 1989-11-30 1991-09-03 Cabot Corporation Molded foam earplug and method for making same
USD340282S (en) 1991-04-09 1993-10-12 Leight Howard S Earplug
USD358463S (en) 1993-09-21 1995-05-16 Cabot Safety Corporation Hearing protective earplug
USD371193S (en) 1994-05-16 1996-06-25 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protective earplug
US5701348A (en) 1994-12-29 1997-12-23 Decibel Instruments, Inc. Articulated hearing device
US5811742A (en) 1997-04-21 1998-09-22 Howard S. Leight And Associates, Inc. Dual earplug
US5781272A (en) 1997-06-06 1998-07-14 Safety+Plus, Inc. Eyesight protection apparatus with attached earplugs
US6129175A (en) 1999-05-07 2000-10-10 Radians, Inc. Acoustical control plastisol earpieces

Non-Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
U.S. application No. 09/608,911 to Remer et al. filed Jun. 30, 2000, for Articulating Earplug.
U.S. Design application No. 29/132,306 to Remer et al. filed Nov. 6, 2000, for Earplug.

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USD512141S1 (en) * 2004-03-04 2005-11-29 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Earplug
US20060088176A1 (en) * 2004-10-22 2006-04-27 Werner Alan J Jr Method and apparatus for intelligent acoustic signal processing in accordance wtih a user preference
US20080044040A1 (en) * 2004-10-22 2008-02-21 Werner Alan J Jr Method and apparatus for intelligent acoustic signal processing in accordance with a user preference
US9807521B2 (en) 2004-10-22 2017-10-31 Alan J. Werner, Jr. Method and apparatus for intelligent acoustic signal processing in accordance with a user preference
USD559382S1 (en) * 2007-03-26 2008-01-08 R2 Development, Llc Earplug
USD788290S1 (en) * 2015-03-05 2017-05-30 Honeywell International Inc. Peanut-shaped earplug with paddle handle
USD798436S1 (en) 2015-03-05 2017-09-26 Honeywell International Inc. Earplug handle
USD974542S1 (en) * 2021-08-19 2023-01-03 Shenzhen Apwill Electronic Co., Ltd. Earplug

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