H04R 2205/021
Aspects relating to docking-station type assemblies to obtain an acoustical effect
Official title: Aspects relating to docking-station type assemblies to obtain an acoustical effect, e.g. the type of connection to external loudspeakers or housings, frequency improvement
H04R2205/021 (Aspects relating to docking-station type assemblies to obtain an acoustical effect) appears on 313 US grants and 412 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04R- Granted patents
- 313
- Published applications
- 412
- Assignees
- 163
- Inventors
- 654
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 11 |
| 2007 | 2 | 21 |
| 2008 | 2 | 27 |
| 2009 | 7 | 15 |
| 2010 | 10 | 29 |
| 2011 | 14 | 24 |
| 2012 | 34 | 16 |
| 2013 | 15 | 40 |
| 2014 | 16 | 26 |
| 2015 | 23 | 19 |
| 2016 | 25 | 28 |
| 2017 | 32 | 17 |
| 2018 | 27 | 21 |
| 2019 | 17 | 10 |
| 2020 | 12 | 19 |
| 2021 | 21 | 15 |
| 2022 | 6 | 14 |
| 2023 | 12 | 18 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Echo cancellation (ec) of 2 audio sources30 Apr 2026US 2026/0120704 A1Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Dock for wireless audio speaker30 Apr 2026US 2026/0121429 A1Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Woofer mount30 Apr 2026US 2026/0122387 A1Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Compact speaker30 Apr 2026US 2026/0122407 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- FM transmitter and power supply/charging assembly for MP3 player350US 6,591,085 B1Netalog, Inc. · 2003
- System with speaker, transceiver and related devices236US 9,137,602 B2Bose Corporation · 2015
- Entertainment system with bandless tuning226US 7,885,622 B2Chestnut Hill Sound, Inc. · 2011
- Media player system216US 7,627,343 B2Apple Inc. · 2009
- Apparatus and method for outputting audio signal of laptop computer coupled with docking station134US 6,813,528 B1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2004