G10K
Sound-producing devices
Official title: Sound-producing devices; methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general; acoustics not otherwise provided for
G10K (Sound-producing devices) appears on 15,180 US grants and 13,618 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10K- Granted patents
- 15,180
- Published applications
- 13,618
- Assignees
- 4,910
- Inventors
- 26,027
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 144 | 0 |
| 1977 | 136 | 0 |
| 1978 | 142 | 0 |
| 1979 | 130 | 0 |
| 1980 | 141 | 0 |
| 1981 | 157 | 0 |
| 1982 | 145 | 0 |
| 1983 | 128 | 0 |
| 1984 | 160 | 0 |
| 1985 | 141 | 0 |
| 1986 | 127 | 0 |
| 1987 | 182 | 0 |
| 1988 | 141 | 0 |
| 1989 | 182 | 0 |
| 1990 | 185 | 0 |
| 1991 | 169 | 0 |
| 1992 | 192 | 0 |
| 1993 | 175 | 0 |
| 1994 | 159 | 0 |
| 1995 | 204 | 0 |
| 1996 | 219 | 0 |
| 1997 | 222 | 0 |
| 1998 | 235 | 0 |
| 1999 | 216 | 0 |
| 2000 | 227 | 0 |
| 2001 | 211 | 71 |
| 2002 | 191 | 199 |
| 2003 | 191 | 225 |
| 2004 | 176 | 219 |
| 2005 | 135 | 246 |
| 2006 | 131 | 245 |
| 2007 | 134 | 243 |
| 2008 | 130 | 314 |
| 2009 | 145 | 298 |
| 2010 | 169 | 336 |
| 2011 | 225 | 327 |
| 2012 | 276 | 377 |
| 2013 | 292 | 469 |
| 2014 | 337 | 559 |
| 2015 | 480 | 637 |
| 2016 | 581 | 677 |
| 2017 | 677 | 695 |
| 2018 | 594 | 828 |
| 2019 | 784 | 873 |
| 2020 | 770 | 947 |
| 2021 | 707 | 948 |
| 2022 | 767 | 900 |
| 2023 | 880 | 927 |
| 2024 | 771 | 803 |
| 2025 | 714 | 779 |
| 2026 | 453 | 476 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- G10K 11/00Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general11,955
- G10K 2210/00Details of active noise control [anc] covered by g10k11/178 but not providedIndexing code3,202
- G10K 15/00Acoustics not otherwise provided for1,665
- G10K 9/00Devices in which sound is produced by vibrating a diaphragm or analogous1,254
- G10K 1/00Devices in which sound is produced by striking a resonating body293
- G10K 13/00Cones, diaphragms, or the like, for emitting or receiving sound in general219
- G10K 5/00Whistles183
- G10K 2200/00Details of methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound inIndexing code79
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Recent patents
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- Sound absorption material and method of fabricating same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308348 A1Agency for Science, Technology and Research
- Method of Assembling An Elliptical Transducer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311669 A1QorTek, Inc.
- Elliptical Transducers8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311670 A1QorTek, Inc.
- Acoustic Control System, Active Acoustic Control System, and Method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311671 A1BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Micro loudspeaker and electronic device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311672 A1SSI New Material (Zhenjiang) Co., Ltd.
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