US Patent Issued to Daniel R. Schumaier on Sept. 8 for "Universal fitting structure for hearing protection device" (Tennessee, Florida, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,041, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Daniel R. Schumaier (Elizabethton, Tenn.).

"Universal fitting structure for hearing protection device" was invented by Daniel R. Schumaier (Elizabethton, Tenn.), Seth Elkins (Johnson City, Tenn.), Richard Trent (Jonesborough, Tenn.), Mark A Neilson (Zimmerman, Minn.) and Dale F Kundis (Oviedo, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A universal-fit hearing protection device includes an electronics module, sound tube interface, concha shell, and ear tip. The sound tube interface includes a sleeve and a nozzle extending from the sleeve. The sleeve, which slidably attaches to the electronics module, i...