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USD478658S1
USD478658S1 US29/166,972 US16697202F USD478658S US D478658 S1 USD478658 S1 US D478658S1 US 16697202 F US16697202 F US 16697202F US D478658 S USD478658 S US D478658S
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Robert N. Falco
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3M Innovative Properties Co
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Cabot Safety Intermediate LLC
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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 of an earplug, showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 3 is another side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a stem portion of the earplug of FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 8 is another side elevational view thereof, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Claims (1)

  1. The ornamental design for an earplug, as shown and described.
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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
USD528204S1 (en) * 2004-04-23 2006-09-12 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protection device
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
USD578637S1 (en) * 2005-11-09 2008-10-14 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Earplug
US7506720B1 (en) * 2006-07-21 2009-03-24 Hicks Tammera D Animal ear protection apparatus
USD601241S1 (en) * 2008-08-13 2009-09-29 Sperian Hearing Protection, Llc In-ear stem
USD616979S1 (en) * 2009-05-27 2010-06-01 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug
USD621030S1 (en) * 2009-05-27 2010-08-03 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug stem
US20100307861A1 (en) * 2009-06-03 2010-12-09 Sperian Hearing Protection, Llc Non-roll foam eartip
USD636484S1 (en) 2009-10-22 2011-04-19 Sperian Hearing Protection, Llc Earplug
USD677777S1 (en) * 2011-08-11 2013-03-12 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Earplug with stem insertion member
USD757925S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2016-05-31 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug tip
USD759802S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2016-06-21 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug tip
USD798434S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2017-09-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug
USD798435S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2017-09-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug
US10660797B2 (en) 2014-05-20 2020-05-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Push-to-fit earplug having an array of cavities
USD1009978S1 (en) * 2019-05-31 2024-01-02 Dennis Cochran Attachable eyeglass earplugs

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USD245202S (en) 1975-09-03 1977-07-26 Lambert Carl Curt Asker Ear protection plug set
USD402752S (en) 1996-08-15 1998-12-15 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protective device
USD413379S (en) 1998-05-08 1999-08-31 Howard Leight Industries Combined earplug and insertion stem
US5957136A (en) 1998-10-08 1999-09-28 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Earplug
US6241042B1 (en) 1999-03-16 2001-06-05 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protective device
US6286622B1 (en) 1998-01-19 2001-09-11 Simply Silence Simsin B.V. Hearing protector
USD466995S1 (en) 2001-11-28 2002-12-10 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Earplug

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USD245202S (en) 1975-09-03 1977-07-26 Lambert Carl Curt Asker Ear protection plug set
USD402752S (en) 1996-08-15 1998-12-15 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protective device
US6286622B1 (en) 1998-01-19 2001-09-11 Simply Silence Simsin B.V. Hearing protector
USD413379S (en) 1998-05-08 1999-08-31 Howard Leight Industries Combined earplug and insertion stem
US5957136A (en) 1998-10-08 1999-09-28 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Earplug
US6241042B1 (en) 1999-03-16 2001-06-05 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protective device
USD466995S1 (en) 2001-11-28 2002-12-10 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Earplug

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USD528204S1 (en) * 2004-04-23 2006-09-12 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protection device
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
USD578637S1 (en) * 2005-11-09 2008-10-14 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Earplug
USD578638S1 (en) * 2005-11-09 2008-10-14 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Earplug
USD578639S1 (en) * 2005-11-09 2008-10-14 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Earplug stem
US7506720B1 (en) * 2006-07-21 2009-03-24 Hicks Tammera D Animal ear protection apparatus
USD601241S1 (en) * 2008-08-13 2009-09-29 Sperian Hearing Protection, Llc In-ear stem
USD616979S1 (en) * 2009-05-27 2010-06-01 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug
USD621030S1 (en) * 2009-05-27 2010-08-03 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug stem
USD623286S1 (en) * 2009-05-27 2010-09-07 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug stem
USD641465S1 (en) * 2009-05-27 2011-07-12 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug stem
US20100307861A1 (en) * 2009-06-03 2010-12-09 Sperian Hearing Protection, Llc Non-roll foam eartip
US8061472B2 (en) 2009-06-03 2011-11-22 Sperian Hearing Protection, Llc Non-roll foam eartip
USD636484S1 (en) 2009-10-22 2011-04-19 Sperian Hearing Protection, Llc Earplug
USD654163S1 (en) 2009-10-22 2012-02-14 Honeywell International Inc. Earplug
USD677777S1 (en) * 2011-08-11 2013-03-12 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Earplug with stem insertion member
USD757925S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2016-05-31 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug tip
USD759802S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2016-06-21 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug tip
USD798434S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2017-09-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug
USD798435S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2017-09-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug
US10660797B2 (en) 2014-05-20 2020-05-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Push-to-fit earplug having an array of cavities
USD1009978S1 (en) * 2019-05-31 2024-01-02 Dennis Cochran Attachable eyeglass earplugs

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