H04R 2201/10
Details of earpieces, attachments therefor, earphones or monophonic headphones covered by h04r1/10
Official title: Details of earpieces, attachments therefor, earphones or monophonic headphones covered by H04R1/10 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
H04R2201/10 (Details of earpieces, attachments therefor, earphones or monophonic headphones covered by h04r1/10) appears on 1,926 US grants and 2,346 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04R- Granted patents
- 1,926
- Published applications
- 2,346
- Assignees
- 698
- Inventors
- 3,629
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 6 |
| 2002 | 19 | 23 |
| 2003 | 12 | 28 |
| 2004 | 24 | 37 |
| 2005 | 12 | 32 |
| 2006 | 25 | 33 |
| 2007 | 19 | 56 |
| 2008 | 13 | 55 |
| 2009 | 21 | 40 |
| 2010 | 10 | 47 |
| 2011 | 33 | 55 |
| 2012 | 45 | 57 |
| 2013 | 65 | 73 |
| 2014 | 53 | 77 |
| 2015 | 60 | 84 |
| 2016 | 85 | 103 |
| 2017 | 98 | 172 |
| 2018 | 131 | 147 |
| 2019 | 158 | 133 |
| 2020 | 140 | 153 |
| 2021 | 128 | 212 |
| 2022 | 165 | 168 |
| 2023 | 157 | 155 |
| 2024 | 143 | 168 |
| 2025 | 123 | 124 |
| 2026 | 85 | 108 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H04R 2201/107Monophonic and stereophonic headphones with microphone for two-way hands free communicationIndexing code1,409
- H04R 2201/103Combination of monophonic or stereophonic headphones with audio playersIndexing code217
- H04R 2201/109Arrangements to adapt hands free headphones for use on both earsIndexing code196
- H04R 2201/105Manufacture of mono- or stereophonic headphone componentsIndexing code177
Recent patents
- Headphone with touchscreen6 Oct 2026US 12,756,967 B2Shenzhen Jiuhu Technology Co., Limited
- Wearable device with blocked sensor detection6 Oct 2026US 12,756,983 B2Bose Corporation
- Mouth and lip shielding device15 Sep 2026US 12,739,550 B2
- Wearable device8 Sep 2026US 12,732,736 B2Sony Group Corporation
- Method and apparatus for a wearable computer1 Sep 2026US 12,725,422 B2Optics Innovation LLC
- Audio Headset with Fabric Outer Layer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313281 A1
- Soundproof flexible cushion, headphone cushion and manufacturing process thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0304024 A1Winix Kuo Tai Co., Limited
- Open-type earphone24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292386 A1Shenzhen Grandsun Electronic Co., Ltd.
- Earphone and earphone system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0270599 A1
- Earphone and case of earphone10 Sep 2026US 2026/0270603 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Headset signal multiplexing system and method487US 8,824,696 B2Vocollect, Inc. · 2014
- Wireless biopotential sensing device and method with capability of short-range radio frequency transmission and reception484US 6,694,180 B12004
- Earpiece for insertion in an ear canal, and an earphone, microphone, and earphone/microphone combination comprising the same413US 5,298,692 AKabushiki Kaisha Pilot Corporation · 1994
- Convertible portable telephone337US 6,510,325 B12003
- Cellular telephone, personal digital assistant and pager unit316US 6,542,721 B22003