H04R 2225/77
Design aspects
Official title: Design aspects, e.g. CAD, of hearing aid tips, moulds or housings
H04R2225/77 (Design aspects) appears on 220 US grants and 267 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04R- Granted patents
- 220
- Published applications
- 267
- Assignees
- 93
- Inventors
- 421
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 14 |
| 2008 | 3 | 19 |
| 2009 | 4 | 12 |
| 2010 | 6 | 10 |
| 2011 | 16 | 8 |
| 2012 | 14 | 2 |
| 2013 | 7 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | 3 | 14 |
| 2016 | 7 | 9 |
| 2017 | 13 | 17 |
| 2018 | 9 | 11 |
| 2019 | 14 | 9 |
| 2020 | 8 | 21 |
| 2021 | 16 | 26 |
| 2022 | 20 | 18 |
| 2023 | 17 | 16 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 |
| 2025 | 15 | 11 |
| 2026 | 7 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Hearing instrument and associated binaural hearing system15 Sep 2026US 12,739,579 B2Sivantos Pte.Ltd
- Ear piece for a hearing device11 Aug 2026US 12,707,210 B2Sonova AG
- Method for making a customized earpiece31 Mar 2026US 12,593,161 B2Wavs Custom, Inc.
- Curved acoustic path for hearing instruments3 Mar 2026US 12,568,339 B2Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Faceplate for a custom-fitted hearing device shell20 Jan 2026US 12,532,136 B2Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Medical implant actuator with mass configured to mitigate eddy currents13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238937 A1Cochlear Limited
- Computerized system for making a customized earpiece16 Jul 2026US 2026/0205728 A1Wavs Custom, Inc.
- Method for generating hearing aid earmolds based on acoustic and physical models of the ear canal21 May 2026US 2026/0143290 A1Father Flanagan's Boys' Home doing business as Boys Town National Research Hospital
- Visualization and suggestion system for custom hearing devices30 Apr 2026US 2026/0120424 A1Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Assembly method for a hearing device and hearing device29 Jan 2026US 2026/0032394 A1Sivantos Pte.Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for a custom soft-solid hearing aid155US 6,473,512 B1Softear Technologies, L.L.C. · 2002
- Apparatus and method for conveying amplified sound to the ear149US 5,031,219 AEpic Corporation · 1991
- Method of preparing an otoplasty or adaptive earpiece individually matched to the shape of an auditory canal121US 5,487,012 ATopholm & Westermann ApS · 1996
- Hearing aid construction with electronic components encapsulated in soft polymeric body92US 6,438,244 B1Softear Technologies, L.L.C. · 2002
- Ear-mounted transducer and ear-device90US 8,014,553 B2Nokia Corporation · 2011