Patents by Inventor Glenn D. Oshima

Glenn D. Oshima 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).

  • Headgear-earwear assembly and a method of assembling same
    Patent number: 8671949
    Abstract: A headgear-earwear assembly and a method of assembling the same. The headgear-earwear assembly can include an earwear and a headgear adapted to be coupled together. The earwear can include an elongated member, such as a cord, having a length, and an earpiece coupled to the elongated member. The headgear can include a major surface and a channel oriented substantially along the major surface of the headgear. The channel can be configured to removably house at least a portion of the length of the elongated member. The method can include positioning at least a portion of the elongated member in the channel, such that at least a portion of the length of the elongated member is removably housed in the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Glenn D. Oshima, Yuichi Ogawa, Hiroshi Shimatani
  • HEADGEAR-EARWEAR ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME
    Publication number: 20100319714
    Abstract: A headgear-earwear assembly and a method of assembling the same. The headgear-earwear assembly can include an earwear and a headgear adapted to be coupled together. The earwear can include an elongated member, such as a cord, having a length, and an earpiece coupled to the elongated member. The headgear can include a major surface and a channel oriented substantially along the major surface of the headgear. The channel can be configured to removably house at least a portion of the length of the elongated member. The method can include positioning at least a portion of the elongated member in the channel, such that at least a portion of the length of the elongated member is removably housed in the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Glenn D. Oshima, Yuichi Ogawa, Hiroshi Shimatani