USD434139S - Earplug - Google Patents

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USD434139S
USD434139S US29/110,962 US11096299F USD434139S US D434139 S USD434139 S US D434139S US 11096299 F US11096299 F US 11096299F US D434139 S USD434139 S US D434139S
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FIG. 1 illustrates an isometric view of the design for the earplug.
FIG. 2 illustrates a side view thereof, all other side views displaying the same image thereof.
FIG. 3 illustrates a bottom view thereof; and,
FIG. 4 illustrates a top view thereof.
The broken lines shown in the drawing are only provided to illustrate the environment of the design.

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  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
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
US20090277814A1 (en) * 2008-05-09 2009-11-12 3M Innovative Properties Company Securable earplug package
USD803192S1 (en) * 2016-05-25 2017-11-21 Cheng-Houng Huang Eartip for earphone
USD810272S1 (en) 2016-03-04 2018-02-13 Benjamin S. Rappaport Ear plug having piston-like exterior
USD831832S1 (en) 2016-02-26 2018-10-23 Benjamin S. Rappaport Ear plug
USD931437S1 (en) 2020-09-05 2021-09-21 Shenzhen Yunde Technology Co., Ltd. Double layer soundproof earplug
USD932002S1 (en) * 2020-09-05 2021-09-28 Shenzhen Yunde Technology Co., Ltd. Triple layer industrial earplug
USD970719S1 (en) * 2020-12-15 2022-11-22 Earcleaning Company AB Ear plug
USD974542S1 (en) 2021-08-19 2023-01-03 Shenzhen Apwill Electronic Co., Ltd. Earplug

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US2393005A (en) * 1944-04-18 1946-01-15 Paul S Veneklasen Ear protector
US2427664A (en) * 1945-09-17 1947-09-23 James Y Dunbar Hearing guard and ear protector
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
US2619960A (en) * 1950-12-04 1952-12-02 Lee T Reynolds Aural protective device
US2670738A (en) * 1952-03-14 1954-03-02 Gibbons Thomas Ear protector
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US3097643A (en) * 1960-08-26 1963-07-16 Santi Louis Ear-plugs
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US3415246A (en) * 1967-09-25 1968-12-10 Sigma Sales Corp Ear fittings
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USRE28560E (en) * 1971-03-10 1975-09-30 Diaphragm ear valve
US4034749A (en) * 1973-12-06 1977-07-12 Schering Aktiengesellschaft Intrauterine contraceptive device
USD253723S (en) * 1978-02-06 1979-12-18 Leight Howard S Ear plug
US4219018A (en) * 1979-03-29 1980-08-26 Norton Company Earplug unit with inserter and tie
US4314553A (en) * 1979-08-08 1982-02-09 Bilsom Ab Earplug and earplug set
US4353364A (en) * 1979-01-18 1982-10-12 Woods Thomas J Ear acoustical attenuating device
US4540063A (en) * 1983-08-03 1985-09-10 Park Trading Co., Ltd. Sound wave attenuation device
USD298356S (en) * 1985-08-22 1988-11-01 Cabot Corporation Earplug or similar article
US4867149A (en) * 1985-03-29 1989-09-19 Cabot Corporation Earplugs
US4936411A (en) * 1988-08-19 1990-06-26 Cabot Corporation Detectable earplug
US5249309A (en) * 1992-09-17 1993-10-05 Bilsom Ab Ear defender
US5727566A (en) * 1996-01-23 1998-03-17 Howard S. Leight And Associates, Inc. Trackable earplug
US5819745A (en) * 1994-08-16 1998-10-13 House Ear Institute Pressure-regulating ear plug
US5957136A (en) * 1998-10-08 1999-09-28 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Earplug
US6021526A (en) * 1996-08-15 2000-02-08 Cabot Safety Intermeidate Corporation Hearing protection device
US6056082A (en) * 1997-05-09 2000-05-02 3M Innovative Properties Company Ergonomic banded ear plug

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CA578485A (en) 1959-06-30 D. Henderson John Auditory canal plug
US2246737A (en) * 1939-08-07 1941-06-24 Vern O Knudsen Ear stopper
US2487038A (en) * 1944-03-25 1949-11-08 Sonotone Corp Ear insert for earphones
US2393005A (en) * 1944-04-18 1946-01-15 Paul S Veneklasen Ear protector
US2427664A (en) * 1945-09-17 1947-09-23 James Y Dunbar Hearing guard and ear protector
US2538339A (en) * 1949-09-15 1951-01-16 Mary J Thomas Earplug
US2619960A (en) * 1950-12-04 1952-12-02 Lee T Reynolds Aural protective device
US2670738A (en) * 1952-03-14 1954-03-02 Gibbons Thomas Ear protector
US3097643A (en) * 1960-08-26 1963-07-16 Santi Louis Ear-plugs
US3259128A (en) * 1964-06-11 1966-07-05 Howard S Leight Ear protector from noise and dirt
US3415246A (en) * 1967-09-25 1968-12-10 Sigma Sales Corp Ear fittings
USRE28560E (en) * 1971-03-10 1975-09-30 Diaphragm ear valve
US3800791A (en) * 1973-05-15 1974-04-02 Flents Prod Co Inc Adjustable ear plug
US4034749A (en) * 1973-12-06 1977-07-12 Schering Aktiengesellschaft Intrauterine contraceptive device
USD253723S (en) * 1978-02-06 1979-12-18 Leight Howard S Ear plug
US4353364A (en) * 1979-01-18 1982-10-12 Woods Thomas J Ear acoustical attenuating device
US4219018A (en) * 1979-03-29 1980-08-26 Norton Company Earplug unit with inserter and tie
US4314553A (en) * 1979-08-08 1982-02-09 Bilsom Ab Earplug and earplug set
US4540063A (en) * 1983-08-03 1985-09-10 Park Trading Co., Ltd. Sound wave attenuation device
US4867149A (en) * 1985-03-29 1989-09-19 Cabot Corporation Earplugs
USD298356S (en) * 1985-08-22 1988-11-01 Cabot Corporation Earplug or similar article
US4936411A (en) * 1988-08-19 1990-06-26 Cabot Corporation Detectable earplug
US5249309A (en) * 1992-09-17 1993-10-05 Bilsom Ab Ear defender
US5819745A (en) * 1994-08-16 1998-10-13 House Ear Institute Pressure-regulating ear plug
US5727566A (en) * 1996-01-23 1998-03-17 Howard S. Leight And Associates, Inc. Trackable earplug
US6021526A (en) * 1996-08-15 2000-02-08 Cabot Safety Intermeidate Corporation Hearing protection device
US6056082A (en) * 1997-05-09 2000-05-02 3M Innovative Properties Company Ergonomic banded ear plug
US5957136A (en) * 1998-10-08 1999-09-28 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Earplug

Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
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
US20090277814A1 (en) * 2008-05-09 2009-11-12 3M Innovative Properties Company Securable earplug package
USD831832S1 (en) 2016-02-26 2018-10-23 Benjamin S. Rappaport Ear plug
USD810272S1 (en) 2016-03-04 2018-02-13 Benjamin S. Rappaport Ear plug having piston-like exterior
USD803192S1 (en) * 2016-05-25 2017-11-21 Cheng-Houng Huang Eartip for earphone
USD931437S1 (en) 2020-09-05 2021-09-21 Shenzhen Yunde Technology Co., Ltd. Double layer soundproof earplug
USD932002S1 (en) * 2020-09-05 2021-09-28 Shenzhen Yunde Technology Co., Ltd. Triple layer industrial earplug
USD970719S1 (en) * 2020-12-15 2022-11-22 Earcleaning Company AB Ear plug
USD974542S1 (en) 2021-08-19 2023-01-03 Shenzhen Apwill Electronic Co., Ltd. Earplug

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