Patents by Inventor Robert Nicolo Falco

Robert Nicolo Falco 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
    Patent number: 8656927
    Abstract: An earplug is provided and includes a tip for use in forward and lateral sealing, which is formed to define a rearward recessed cavity, and a stem. The stem includes a user graspable elongate portion configured with a stiffness in a first direction that is greater than a stiffness in a second direction, which is transverse to the first direction, and a member, disposed at a forward end of the elongate portion and configured to be insertable into the cavity, the member including a surface to be adhered to an interior facing surface of the cavity and on which a channel is defined to allow for outflow from the cavity, and the member being formed with a shape to complement that of the cavity to axially and circumferentially align the tip and the stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Robert Nicolo Falco, Jeffrey L. Hamer
  • EARPLUG
    Publication number: 20130019880
    Abstract: An earplug is provided and includes a tip for use in forward and lateral sealing, which is formed to define a rearward recessed cavity, and a stem. The stem includes a user graspable elongate portion configured with a stiffness in a first direction that is greater than a stiffness in a second direction, which is transverse to the first direction, and a member, disposed at a forward end of the elongate portion and configured to be insertable into the cavity, the member including a surface to be adhered to an interior facing surface of the cavity and on which a channel is defined to allow for outflow from the cavity, and the member being formed with a shape to complement that of the cavity to axially and circumferentially align the tip and the stem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Robert Nicolo Falco, Jeffrey L. Hamer
  • Earplug
    Patent number: 8291911
    Abstract: An earplug is provided and includes a tip for use in forward and lateral sealing, which is formed to define a rearward recessed cavity, and a stem. The stem includes a user graspable elongate portion configured with a stiffness in a first direction that is greater than a stiffness in a second direction, which is transverse to the first direction, and a member, disposed at a forward end of the elongate portion and configured to be insertable into the cavity, the member including a surface to be adhered to an interior facing surface of the cavity and on which a channel is defined to allow for outflow from the cavity, and the member being formed with a shape to complement that of the cavity to axially and circumferentially align the tip and the stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Robert Nicolo Falco, Jeffrey L. Hamer
  • EARPLUG
    Publication number: 20100300460
    Abstract: An earplug is provided and includes a tip for use in forward and lateral sealing, which is formed to define a rearward recessed cavity, and a stem. The stem includes a user graspable elongate portion configured with a stiffness in a first direction that is greater than a stiffness in a second direction, which is transverse to the first direction, and a member, disposed at a forward end of the elongate portion and configured to be insertable into the cavity, the member including a surface to be adhered to an interior facing surface of the cavity and on which a channel is defined to allow for outflow from the cavity, and the member being formed with a shape to complement that of the cavity to axially and circumferentially align the tip and the stem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Nicolo Falco, Jeffrey L. Hamer
  • Earplug
    Patent number: D616979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Robert Nicolo Falco
  • Earplug stem
    Patent number: D621030
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Robert Nicolo Falco
  • Earplug tip
    Patent number: D622837
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Robert Nicolo Falco
  • Earplug stem
    Patent number: D623286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Robert Nicolo Falco
  • Earplug tip
    Patent number: D633196
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Robert Nicolo Falco
  • Earplug stem
    Patent number: D641465
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Robert Nicolo Falco
  • Earplug tip
    Patent number: D658282
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Robert Nicolo Falco