Patents by Inventor Jason R. Herman

Jason R. Herman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Earplug shaper having curved shaping surfaces
    Patent number: 8870558
    Abstract: An earplug shaping device compresses a compressible earplug prior to insertion of the earplug into a user's ear canal. The device includes a first member and a second member which rotate with respect to each other. The outer surface of the first member and inner surface of the second member define a space that decreases in size as the first and second members rotate with respect to each other, thereby compressing the compressible earplug. Various embodiments of the earplug shaper employ a ratchet mechanism permitting substantially only one direction of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel R. Schumaier, David M. Campbell, II, Jerry V. Foster, Harry S. Strothers, IV, Allison Guyton, Jason R. Herman, Christopher S. Kudika, Scott A. Lutz, Stephen J. Drabant, Katherine A. King
  • EARPLUG SHAPER HAVING CURVED SHAPING SURFACES
    Publication number: 20130011509
    Abstract: An earplug shaping device shapes a compressible earplug prior to insertion of the earplug into a user's ear canal. The device includes a first member and a second member which rotate with respect to each other. The outer surface of the first member and inner surface of the second member define a space that decreases in size as the first and second members rotate with respect to each other, thereby compressing the compressible earplug. Various embodiments of the earplug shaper employ ratchet mechanism permitting substantially only one direction of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel R. Schumaier, David M. Campbell, II, Jerry V. Foster, Harry S. Strothers, IV, Allison Guyton, Jason R. Herman, Christopher S. Kudika, Scott A. Lutz, Stephen J. Drabant, Katherine A. King