Patents by Inventor Robert J. DiNardo

Robert J. DiNardo 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).

  • Patent number: 8161974
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing hearing protection to a wearer includes an incorporated set of eyewear having an eyewear frame. In one version, a pair of ear muffler tubes are coupled to the supporting members of the frame or made integral therewith, the muffler tubes each extending to the entrance of the ear canal of a person to reduce the level of ambient noise in the ear canal and includes at least one muffler tube of appropriate dimensions sufficient to isolate the ear canal from ambient air that substantially reduces the acoustic impedance at the entrance of the ear canal over a wide range of audible sound frequencies. A connecting tube for attachment to the ear canal is coupled to the ear muffler tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Syracuse University
    Inventors: Gregory D. Post, Jozef J. Zwislocki, Robert J. DiNardo
  • Publication number: 20100065069
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing hearing protection to a wearer includes an incorporated set of eyewear having an eyewear frame. In one version, a pair of ear muffler tubes are coupled to the supporting members of the frame or made integral therewith, the muffler tubes each extending to the entrance of the ear canal of a person to reduce the level of ambient noise in the ear canal and includes at least one muffler tube of appropriate dimensions sufficient to isolate the ear canal from ambient air that substantially reduces the acoustic impedance at the entrance of the ear canal over a wide range of audible sound frequencies. A connecting tube for attachment to the ear canal is coupled to the ear muffler tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Syracuse University
    Inventors: Gregory D. Post, Jozef J. Zwislocki, Robert J. DiNardo
  • Patent number: D596286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: SensGard, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory D. Post, Robert J. DiNardo