H04M 1/72478
For hearing-impaired users
Official title: for hearing-impaired users
H04M1/72478 (For hearing-impaired users) appears on 240 US grants and 269 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04M- Granted patents
- 240
- Published applications
- 269
- Assignees
- 125
- Inventors
- 437
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 9 |
| 2006 | 2 | 16 |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 9 | 15 |
| 2010 | 8 | 12 |
| 2011 | 6 | 11 |
| 2012 | 20 | 13 |
| 2013 | 11 | 15 |
| 2014 | 11 | 9 |
| 2015 | 20 | 22 |
| 2016 | 23 | 18 |
| 2017 | 24 | 23 |
| 2018 | 19 | 11 |
| 2019 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020 | 18 | 12 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 |
| 2022 | 6 | 15 |
| 2023 | 13 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Smart phone network for hearing impaired18 Aug 2026US 12,712,964 B2T-Mobile Innovations LLC
- User interfaces of a hearing device16 Jun 2026US 12,654,006 B2Cochlear Limited
- User interface to select or change caption language for captioned telephone service system17 Mar 2026US 12,581,011 B2Mezmo Corporation
- Routing determination systems and methods6 Jan 2026US 12,519,881 B2T-Mobile USA, Inc.
- Hearing accommodation23 Dec 2025US 12,506,832 B2Sorenson IP Holdings, LLC
- Active Speaker Proxy Presentation for Sign Language Interpreters30 Apr 2026US 2026/0122118 A1Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
- Hearing-assistive device–based hearing loss compensation method and terminal26 Feb 2026US 2026/0059248 A1Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Semiautomated relay method and apparatus25 Dec 2025US 2025/0391402 A1Ultratec, Inc.
- Semiautomated relay method and apparatus25 Sep 2025US 2025/0299673 A1Ultratec, Inc.
- User interface to select or change caption language for captioned telephone service system3 Jul 2025US 2025/0220112 A1Mezmo Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ambient noise based augmentation of media playback312US 8,977,974 B2Apple Inc. · 2015
- Method for determining a processed audio signal and a handheld device300US 8,831,761 B2Sony Corporation · 2014
- Communication system including a hearing aid and a language translation system269US 6,157,727 ASiemens Audiologische Technik GmbH · 2000
- Adjustable coding detection in a portable telephone184US 6,463,128 B1Denso Corporation · 2002
- Portable electronic telecommunication device having capabilities for the hearing-impaired169US 6,701,162 B1Motorola, Inc. · 2004