A61B 5/6815
Ear
Official title: {Ear}
A61B5/6815 (Ear) appears on 1,553 US grants and 2,398 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,553
- Published applications
- 2,398
- Assignees
- 757
- Inventors
- 3,221
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 |
| 2002 | 19 | 11 |
| 2003 | 14 | 24 |
| 2004 | 9 | 18 |
| 2005 | 9 | 28 |
| 2006 | 9 | 34 |
| 2007 | 10 | 27 |
| 2008 | 9 | 31 |
| 2009 | 16 | 46 |
| 2010 | 15 | 68 |
| 2011 | 20 | 39 |
| 2012 | 31 | 67 |
| 2013 | 40 | 63 |
| 2014 | 58 | 96 |
| 2015 | 50 | 95 |
| 2016 | 52 | 113 |
| 2017 | 57 | 144 |
| 2018 | 80 | 174 |
| 2019 | 128 | 195 |
| 2020 | 146 | 178 |
| 2021 | 117 | 196 |
| 2022 | 126 | 167 |
| 2023 | 139 | 195 |
| 2024 | 108 | 174 |
| 2025 | 130 | 112 |
| 2026 | 83 | 93 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method for assisting driver using electroencephalogram6 Oct 2026US 12,752,808 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for non-invasive blood pressure measurement29 Sep 2026US 12,745,965 B2Itamar Medical Spry 2021, Limited Partnership
- Hypoxic or anoxic neurological injury detection with ear-wearable devices and system15 Sep 2026US 12,733,862 B2Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Methods and devices to detect poor cerebral blood flow in real-time to prevent dizziness, fainting, and falls15 Sep 2026US 12,733,882 B2Lumia Health, Inc.
- Ear-wearable oxygen monitoring system8 Sep 2026US 12,727,798 B2Oxiwear, Inc.
- Earpiece for a wearable electronic device and method of manufacturing the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306008 A1T&W Engineering A/S
- Hearable device, integrated circuit, and biological signal measurement system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294341 A1Sony Group Corporation
- An ear probe for ear examination24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283457 A1Otos Health Oy
- Grideye sensor24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283474 A1Key Tronic Corporation
- Grideye sensor24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283475 A1Key Tronic Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Physiological monitor and associated computation, display and communication unit1,769US 6,790,178 B1Healthetech, Inc. · 2004
- Stereo pulse oximeter1,413US 6,334,065 B1Masimo Corporation · 2001
- Integrated calorie management system1,330US 6,478,736 B1Healthetech, Inc. · 2002
- Pulse oximetry ear sensor1,131US 7,341,559 B2Masimo Corporation · 2008
- Multiple wavelength sensor interconnect1,076US 7,377,794 B2Masimo Corporation · 2008