Patents by Inventor Jacob H. Ely

Jacob H. Ely 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).

  • Hearing Device Tether With Acoustic Decoupling Section
    Publication number: 20150139470
    Abstract: A hearing article having an acoustic decoupling section is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a hearing article described herein includes a tether having a first end attached to a first hearing device, a first acoustic decoupling section proximate the first end, and a substantially straight intermediate section. The acoustic decoupling section comprises a predetermined shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Jacob H. Ely
  • Dampened Belt Retractor
    Publication number: 20100115695
    Abstract: A patient positioning apparatus including at least one dampened belt retractor, a base, a support column, at least one positioning arm on the support column capable of being positioned over a bed and having a buckle and strap capable of securing to a patient support connected to bed linens or other flexible member so that a patient can be partially or totally suspended when an adjustable bed is lowered or when the patient support is raised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. White, Jacob H. Ely
  • Hearing device tether acoustic decoupling section
    Patent number: D733676
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Jacob H. Ely
  • Earplug switch
    Patent number: D733865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Jacob H. Ely
  • Hearing device retainer
    Patent number: D754323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Jacob H. Ely
  • Hearing device retainer
    Patent number: D754324
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Jacob H. Ely
  • Push to talk handheld device with body scallops around buttons
    Patent number: D755760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Jacob H. Ely, Ravi Thomas, Mark A. Yoder