A61N 1/36036
Of the outer, middle or inner ear
Official title: {of the outer, middle or inner ear}
A61N1/36036 (Of the outer, middle or inner ear) appears on 2,043 US grants and 2,575 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 2,043
- Published applications
- 2,575
- Assignees
- 425
- Inventors
- 2,150
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | 10 |
| 2002 | 10 | 13 |
| 2003 | 14 | 12 |
| 2004 | 11 | 27 |
| 2005 | 7 | 46 |
| 2006 | 21 | 46 |
| 2007 | 25 | 53 |
| 2008 | 18 | 51 |
| 2009 | 37 | 73 |
| 2010 | 51 | 82 |
| 2011 | 67 | 110 |
| 2012 | 78 | 89 |
| 2013 | 105 | 115 |
| 2014 | 132 | 116 |
| 2015 | 96 | 134 |
| 2016 | 109 | 141 |
| 2017 | 132 | 132 |
| 2018 | 101 | 149 |
| 2019 | 124 | 120 |
| 2020 | 132 | 156 |
| 2021 | 110 | 176 |
| 2022 | 119 | 172 |
| 2023 | 100 | 140 |
| 2024 | 123 | 144 |
| 2025 | 135 | 146 |
| 2026 | 63 | 122 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Devices, systems, and methods for auricular vagus nerve stimulation6 Oct 2026US 12,752,112 B2The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
- Magnet removal and replacement apparatus and methods for use with cochlear implants6 Oct 2026US 12,752,113 B2Advanced Bionics AG
- Cochlear implants having MRI-compatible magnet apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,752,114 B2Advanced Bionics AG
- Fitting system for fully implantable middle ear implant22 Sep 2026US 12,741,144 B2Orta Dogu Teknik Universitesi
- Binaural loudness cue preservation in bimodal hearing systems8 Sep 2026US 12,728,265 B2Cochlear Limited
- Electrocochleography-based classification8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306009 A1The University of Melbourne
- Medical device insertion with contour mapping8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306841 A1Cochlear Limited
- Monitoring sociability of a user1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294304 A1Cochlear Limited
- Foldable implantable medical device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295252 A1Cochlear Limited
- Apparatus and method for assessing device function of a bilateral sensory system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295253 A1Cochlear Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Programmable current output stimulus stage for implantable device706US 6,181,969 B2Advanced Bionics AG · 2001
- Implantable device with improved battery recharging and powering configuration693US 6,067,474 AAdvanced Bionics AG · 2000
- Magnetic transcutaneous mount for external device of an associated implant597US 4,352,960 ABaptist Medical Center of Oklahoma, Inc. · 1982
- Stimulation design for neuromodulation528US 7,734,340 B2Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. · 2010
- Cochlear implant system for an auditory prosthesis497US 4,532,930 ACommonwealth of Australia, Dept. of Science & Technology · 1985