H04R 1/105
Earpiece supports
Official title: {Earpiece supports, e.g. ear hooks (for stereophonic headphones H04R5/0335)}
H04R1/105 (Earpiece supports) appears on 1,449 US grants and 1,980 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04R- Granted patents
- 1,449
- Published applications
- 1,980
- Assignees
- 523
- Inventors
- 2,498
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 13 | 19 |
| 2003 | 6 | 7 |
| 2004 | 14 | 21 |
| 2005 | 6 | 13 |
| 2006 | 17 | 19 |
| 2007 | 3 | 27 |
| 2008 | 11 | 32 |
| 2009 | 13 | 31 |
| 2010 | 8 | 24 |
| 2011 | 15 | 23 |
| 2012 | 24 | 31 |
| 2013 | 27 | 43 |
| 2014 | 33 | 54 |
| 2015 | 58 | 75 |
| 2016 | 48 | 77 |
| 2017 | 78 | 106 |
| 2018 | 90 | 128 |
| 2019 | 116 | 125 |
| 2020 | 128 | 112 |
| 2021 | 92 | 165 |
| 2022 | 133 | 149 |
| 2023 | 115 | 139 |
| 2024 | 146 | 191 |
| 2025 | 109 | 165 |
| 2026 | 82 | 202 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Head-mounted device and retractable headband15 Sep 2026US 12,739,555 B2HTC Corporation
- Earphone system8 Sep 2026US 12,732,735 B2Jacob Jensen Design A/S
- Noise reduction earphone and earphone noise reduction method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311673 A1Shenzhen Dancing Future Technology Ltd.
- Earphone8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313279 A1Shenzhen Dancing Future Technology Ltd.
- Audio Headset with Fabric Outer Layer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313281 A1
- Headset supporting radio frequency broadcast signals and bluetooth and related systems and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313284 A1Party Headphones, LLC
- Headphone8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313285 A1Shenzhen Dancing Future Technology Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wireless transmitting and receiving systems including ear microphones385US 4,334,315 AGen Engineering, Ltd. · 1982
- Light-guiding devices and monitoring devices incorporating same246US 8,700,111 B2Valencell, Inc. · 2014
- Telemetric apparatus for health and environmental monitoring222US 8,652,040 B2Valencell, Inc. · 2014
- Microphone214US 5,410,608 AUnex Corporation · 1995
- Modular wireless headset system for hands free talking192US 6,078,825 AAdvanced Mobile Solutions, Inc. · 2000