H04R 1/222
For microphones
Official title: {for microphones (H04R1/24, H04R1/26 take precedence)}
H04R1/222 (For microphones) appears on 322 US grants and 282 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04R- Granted patents
- 322
- Published applications
- 282
- Assignees
- 173
- Inventors
- 662
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2019 | 27 | 27 |
| 2020 | 16 | 22 |
| 2021 | 25 | 24 |
| 2022 | 20 | 25 |
| 2023 | 27 | 33 |
| 2024 | 19 | 15 |
| 2025 | 26 | 16 |
| 2026 | 7 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Display apparatus, display module, electronic device, and method for manufacturing display apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,751,147 B2Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co.Ltd.
- Micro-electro-mechanical systems microphone with increased back volume8 Sep 2026US 12,732,742 B2Knowles Electronics, LLC
- Sensing devices1 Sep 2026US 12,726,755 B2Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Electret microphone5 May 2026US 12,621,611 B2Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
- Sensor devices with liquid-filled cavity and air cavity10 Mar 2026US 12,574,677 B2Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Acoustic imaging systems for visual diagnosis8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313307 A1Fluke Corporation
- Electronic device, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for acoustic beamforming27 Aug 2026US 2026/0252304 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Outside-vehicle sound pickup device, vehicle including outside-vehicle sound pickup device, and outside-vehicle sound detection method13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238918 A1Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
- Microphone comprising an outer housing30 Jul 2026US 2026/0222731 A1Sivantos Pte.Ltd
- State detection apparatus and state detection system4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153608 A1Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- System consisting of a microphone and a preamplifier102US 6,914,992 B1Sonion Nederland B. V. · 2005
- Method of manufacturing a microphone95US 7,434,305 B2Knowles Electronics, LLC · 2008
- Silicon condenser microphone and manufacturing method91US 7,381,589 B2Knowles Electronics, LLC · 2008
- Silicon condenser microphone and manufacturing method89US 8,018,049 B2Knowles Electronics, LLC · 2011
- Electro-acoustical transducer and a transducer assembly89US 8,379,899 B2Sonion Nederland B. V. · 2013