H04R 1/02
Casings
Official title: Casings; Cabinets {; Supports therefor;} Mountings therein (H04R1/28 takes precedence {; attachments for microphones H04R1/08; mounting of transducers in earpieces H04R1/1075})
H04R1/02 (Casings) appears on 9,626 US grants and 11,592 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04R- Granted patents
- 9,626
- Published applications
- 11,592
- Assignees
- 2,819
- Inventors
- 17,439
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 21 | 0 |
| 1978 | 18 | 0 |
| 1979 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 25 | 0 |
| 1989 | 31 | 0 |
| 1990 | 33 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 34 | 0 |
| 1993 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1998 | 41 | 0 |
| 1999 | 50 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | 19 |
| 2002 | 45 | 44 |
| 2003 | 46 | 77 |
| 2004 | 49 | 89 |
| 2005 | 49 | 105 |
| 2006 | 53 | 123 |
| 2007 | 52 | 144 |
| 2008 | 50 | 136 |
| 2009 | 66 | 156 |
| 2010 | 90 | 171 |
| 2011 | 107 | 183 |
| 2012 | 179 | 209 |
| 2013 | 175 | 297 |
| 2014 | 220 | 428 |
| 2015 | 315 | 503 |
| 2016 | 425 | 524 |
| 2017 | 516 | 702 |
| 2018 | 620 | 779 |
| 2019 | 764 | 862 |
| 2020 | 825 | 975 |
| 2021 | 819 | 975 |
| 2022 | 796 | 922 |
| 2023 | 759 | 923 |
| 2024 | 781 | 841 |
| 2025 | 719 | 786 |
| 2026 | 500 | 619 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H04R 1/028Associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics3,408
- H04R 1/025Arrangements for fixing loudspeaker transducers2,881
- H04R 1/04Structural association of microphone with electric circuitry therefor1,457
- H04R 1/026Supports for loudspeaker casings1,097
- H04R 1/023Screens for loudspeakers1,037
- H04R 1/021Incorporating only one transducer648
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