G02C 11/06
Hearing aids
Official title: Hearing aids (construction of electric hearing aids H04R25/00)
G02C11/06 (Hearing aids) appears on 334 US grants and 389 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02C- Granted patents
- 334
- Published applications
- 389
- Assignees
- 117
- Inventors
- 454
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 0 | 9 |
| 2006 | 5 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 | 7 |
| 2008 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 | 7 | 6 |
| 2010 | 6 | 7 |
| 2011 | 5 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5 | 10 |
| 2013 | 12 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 | 13 |
| 2015 | 8 | 18 |
| 2016 | 11 | 12 |
| 2017 | 13 | 12 |
| 2018 | 13 | 11 |
| 2019 | 11 | 19 |
| 2020 | 15 | 17 |
| 2021 | 20 | 55 |
| 2022 | 30 | 40 |
| 2023 | 43 | 46 |
| 2024 | 44 | 32 |
| 2025 | 32 | 22 |
| 2026 | 18 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Acoustic output device and components thereof4 Aug 2026US 12,701,349 B2Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Smart wearable device14 Jul 2026US 12,684,274 B2Aac Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
- Acoustic output apparatus and method thereof23 Jun 2026US 12,666,188 B2Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Bone conduction hearing aid eyeglasses9 Jun 2026US 12,650,616 B2Arts Opti Lab (Shenzhen) Company Limited
- Acoustic output device2 Jun 2026US 12,647,723 B2Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Glasses24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287935 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Glasses24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287936 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Glasses24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287937 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Temple and smart wearable device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244036 A1
- Smart glasses13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235892 A1LG Electronics Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Eyeglass interface system559US 6,091,546 AThe Microoptical Corporation · 2000
- Eyeglass interface system546US 6,349,001 B1The Microoptical Corporation · 2002
- Compact image display system for eyeglasses or other head-borne frames494US 6,384,982 B1The Microoptical Corporation · 2002
- Compact image display system for eyeglasses or other head-borne frames474US 6,204,974 B1The Microoptical Corporation · 2001
- Eyeglasses with electrical components442US 7,500,747 B2IpVenture, Inc. · 2009