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(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: Us 7,335,222 Bi
Tyler (45) Date of Patent: Feb. 26,2008
(54) COOLING EAR MUFFS
(76) Inventor: Paul Tyler, 11401 Golf Links Rd., Oakland, CA (US) 94605
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 513 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 11/023,139
(22) Filed: Dec. 27, 2004
(51) Int. CI.
A61F 7/00 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 607/109; 607/108
(58) Field of Classification Search 607/96,
607/108-110; 2/209 See application file for complete search history.
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