H04R 1/342
For microphones
Official title: {for microphones}
H04R1/342 (For microphones) appears on 381 US grants and 411 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04R- Granted patents
- 381
- Published applications
- 411
- Assignees
- 184
- Inventors
- 706
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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| 2025 | 18 | 25 |
| 2026 | 13 | 27 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Earphones11 Aug 2026US 12,707,182 B2Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Modular parabolic sound pickup assembly4 Aug 2026US 12,700,394 B2
- Acoustic output device and components thereof4 Aug 2026US 12,701,349 B2Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Acoustic output apparatus and method thereof23 Jun 2026US 12,666,188 B2Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Open earphones16 Jun 2026US 12,659,651 B2Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Open earphones24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292393 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Earphones17 Sep 2026US 2026/0281600 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Automated local audio reinforcement and voice lift systems and methods27 Aug 2026US 2026/0253598 A1Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
- Three-dimensional microphone array for sound acquisition and sound pickup device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0222738 A1Yealink (Xiamen) Network Technology Co., Ltd.
- Voice acquisition device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0212877 A1Denso Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Loudspeaking telephone station including directional microphone162US 5,121,426 AAT&T Bell Laboratories · 1992
- Communications headset135US 4,917,504 APlantronics, Inc. · 1990
- Directional microphone assembly94US 5,226,076 AAT&T Bell Laboratories · 1993
- Conference microphone unit55US 4,436,966 ADarome, Inc. · 1984
- Microphone assembly having a windscreen of high acoustic resistivity and/or hydrophobic material55US 6,614,911 B1Gentex Corporation · 2003