G10K 11/1754
Speech masking
Official title: {Speech masking}
G10K11/1754 (Speech masking) appears on 116 US grants and 141 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10K- Granted patents
- 116
- Published applications
- 141
- Assignees
- 83
- Inventors
- 348
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 7 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 9 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7 | 8 |
| 2019 | 12 | 6 |
| 2020 | 9 | 12 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 |
| 2025 | 14 | 18 |
| 2026 | 11 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Certifying room privacy levels and user steering based on privacy requirements25 Aug 2026US 12,718,835 B2Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Voice masking method, apparatus, and system, and vehicle11 Aug 2026US 12,706,075 B2Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Motor vehicle and method for summarizing a conversation in a motor vehicle14 Jul 2026US 12,682,897 B2Cariad SE
- Audio fencing system and method7 Jul 2026US 12,676,134 B2Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
- System, a method and a computer program product for silencing a person7 Jul 2026US 12,676,135 B2Ningbo Geely Automobile Research & Dev. Co., Ltd.
- Personal Electronic Device Enhancing Call Privacy17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279325 A1xMEMS Labs, Inc.
- Safe Case for Ultrasonic Voice Masking13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237371 A1Ppip, LLC
- Sound reproduction method, sound reproduction device, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing sound reproduction program13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238921 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Broad-Spectrum Audio Masking Using Inaudible Data Injection9 Jul 2026US 2026/0196202 A1Bank of America Corporation
- Secure audio device and method9 Apr 2026US 2026/0100180 A1EPOS Group A/S
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and system for masking speech173US 7,143,028 B2Applied Minds, LLC · 2006
- Using external sounds to alert vehicle occupants of external events and mask in-car conversations62US 9,469,247 B2Harman International Industries, Incorporated · 2016
- Masking sound generator44US 4,052,564 AHerman Miller, Inc. · 1977
- Sound masking system for open plan office41US 3,985,957 ADukane Corporation · 1976
- Sound masking system41US 7,194,094 B2Acentech, Inc. · 2007