H04R 2225/021
Behind the ear [bte] hearing aids
Official title: Behind the ear [BTE] hearing aids
H04R2225/021 (Behind the ear [bte] hearing aids) appears on 832 US grants and 1,046 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04R- Granted patents
- 832
- Published applications
- 1,046
- Assignees
- 146
- Inventors
- 1,209
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 1 | 5 |
| 2003 | 9 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 10 |
| 2006 | 10 | 15 |
| 2007 | 2 | 23 |
| 2008 | 6 | 34 |
| 2009 | 9 | 38 |
| 2010 | 13 | 34 |
| 2011 | 12 | 25 |
| 2012 | 39 | 23 |
| 2013 | 29 | 30 |
| 2014 | 38 | 46 |
| 2015 | 35 | 58 |
| 2016 | 36 | 52 |
| 2017 | 45 | 70 |
| 2018 | 39 | 38 |
| 2019 | 54 | 68 |
| 2020 | 62 | 66 |
| 2021 | 61 | 78 |
| 2022 | 64 | 87 |
| 2023 | 66 | 74 |
| 2024 | 75 | 62 |
| 2025 | 55 | 55 |
| 2026 | 31 | 44 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Binaural hearing system with distributed sensors, and method of its operation6 Oct 2026US 12,754,204 B2Sonova AG
- Hearing device with foveated bearforming and related method22 Sep 2026US 12,745,047 B2GN Hearing A/S
- Hearing aid retention tether22 Sep 2026US 12,745,050 B2Sheenah Sling LLC
- Inductive charging case8 Sep 2026US 12,732,021 B2Cochlear Limited
- Bone conduction speaker and earphone1 Sep 2026US 12,726,768 B2Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Magnetic induction antenna module1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295282 A1Cochlear Limited
- Systems and methods for fitting a hearing device based on a pitch angle of the hearing device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0304051 A1Sonova AG
- Sound-producing transducer for ear-worn hearing device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292419 A1Knowles Electronics, LLC
- Hearing aid and method for use of same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0281628 A1
- Ear tip for a hearing device and hearing device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0281636 A1Sivantos Pte.Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hybrid behind-the-ear and completely-in-canal hearing aid427US 5,606,621 ASiemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. · 1997
- Wired open ear canal earpiece384US 6,181,801 B2Resound Corporation · 2001
- Communication system for wireless audio devices302US 8,169,938 B2Starkey Laboratories, Inc. · 2012
- Implantable medical device with integrated antenna system137US 8,369,959 B2Cochlear Limited · 2013
- BTE/CIC auditory device and modular connector system therefor114US 7,110,562 B1Hear-Wear Technologies, LLC · 2006