ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,772,012, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to JMJ Holdings LLC (Frederic, Wis.).
"Method and apparatus for an earpiece" was invented by David M. Chenal (Frederic, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sound attenuation system that includes a pliable stem for an earpiece and an earpiece incorporating the stem. The stem includes a curved sound-attenuating distal flange and an attachment portion configured to receive and retain a visco-elastic foam sound-attenuating element in a spaced-apart relation to the curved sound-attenuating distal flange, and a handle portion. The sound-attenuating stem and the foam sound-attenuating element together ...