US Patent Issued to Earsoft on March 18 for "Eartips and earphone devices, and systems and methods therefore" (Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,188, issued on March 18, was assigned to Earsoft LLC (Delray Beach, Fla.).

"Eartips and earphone devices, and systems and methods therefore" was invented by John P. Keady (Fairfax Station, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The application discloses an eartip, an earphone device, an earphone housing and a hearbud housing device. The eartip can include an outer portion, an inner portion, and an encapsulated volume formed by the inner and outer portion, wherein the outer portion is designed to contact the ear canal, and wherein the inner portion is designed to fit upon a stent. In an alternative embodiment, the airtip can include an i...