G09B 21/00
Teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute
Official title: Teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute (audible presentation of material to be studied G09B5/04; devices or methods for replacing direct visual or auditory perception by another kind of perception A61F9/08, A61F11/04; audible indication of meter readings or of colour G01D7/12; watches for blind persons G04B25/02; speech analysis, speech recognition G10L; sound-recording or reproducing, per se G11B)
G09B21/00 (Teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute) appears on 2,514 US grants and 2,710 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G09B- Granted patents
- 2,514
- Published applications
- 2,710
- Assignees
- 1,136
- Inventors
- 5,602
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 19 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 23 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 28 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1994 | 34 | 0 |
| 1995 | 29 | 0 |
| 1996 | 33 | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 |
| 1998 | 35 | 0 |
| 1999 | 33 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | 4 |
| 2002 | 38 | 44 |
| 2003 | 22 | 44 |
| 2004 | 29 | 45 |
| 2005 | 24 | 60 |
| 2006 | 27 | 68 |
| 2007 | 26 | 63 |
| 2008 | 36 | 81 |
| 2009 | 23 | 73 |
| 2010 | 40 | 88 |
| 2011 | 30 | 83 |
| 2012 | 63 | 84 |
| 2013 | 80 | 122 |
| 2014 | 86 | 149 |
| 2015 | 105 | 133 |
| 2016 | 115 | 152 |
| 2017 | 123 | 161 |
| 2018 | 131 | 182 |
| 2019 | 159 | 164 |
| 2020 | 165 | 162 |
| 2021 | 122 | 127 |
| 2022 | 148 | 162 |
| 2023 | 105 | 150 |
| 2024 | 105 | 128 |
| 2025 | 104 | 110 |
| 2026 | 73 | 71 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for interactive digital maps29 Sep 2026US 12,747,959 B2
- Augmented reality panorama systems and methods22 Sep 2026US 12,740,913 B2Nant Holdings IP, LLC
- Device for aiding visually impaired or blind persons while shopping22 Sep 2026US 12,743,721 B2VusionGroup GmbH
- Braille timer22 Sep 2026US 12,743,965 B2Time Timer, LLC
- Visual assistance system22 Sep 2026US 12,745,058 B2
- Systems and methods for providing haptic feedback to dhh persons8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306940 A1Morat Gaming LLC
- Method and system for providing assistance data for at least one passenger-owned device in an aircraft8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307793 A1
- Augmented reality speech-to-text captioning1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301602 A1International Business Machines Corporation
- Assistive Technology for Low Vision and Alternate Sensory Input24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287383 A1
- System24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290307 A1SoftBank Group Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Real time perception of and response to the actions of an unencumbered participant/user854US 4,843,568 A1989
- System and method for tracking a pedestrian581US 5,470,233 AArkenstone, Inc. · 1995
- Method and apparatus for building an intelligent automated assistant573US 8,677,377 B2Apple Inc. · 2014
- Voice-output reading system with gesture-based navigation446US 6,115,482 AAscent Technology, Inc. · 2000
- Automatic bank teller machine for the blind and visually impaired434US 6,061,666 ACiticorp Development Center, Inc. · 2000