H04R 2460/00
Details of hearing devices, i.e. of ear- or headphones covered by h04r1/10
Official title: Details of hearing devices, i.e. of ear- or headphones covered by H04R1/10 or H04R5/033 but not provided for in any of their subgroups, or of hearing aids covered by H04R25/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
H04R2460/00 (Details of hearing devices, i.e. of ear- or headphones covered by h04r1/10) appears on 5,360 US grants and 6,780 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04R- Granted patents
- 5,360
- Published applications
- 6,780
- Assignees
- 1,261
- Inventors
- 7,941
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 6 |
| 2002 | 17 | 33 |
| 2003 | 22 | 35 |
| 2004 | 26 | 54 |
| 2005 | 21 | 65 |
| 2006 | 35 | 57 |
| 2007 | 38 | 70 |
| 2008 | 37 | 83 |
| 2009 | 30 | 122 |
| 2010 | 54 | 120 |
| 2011 | 49 | 111 |
| 2012 | 119 | 129 |
| 2013 | 113 | 181 |
| 2014 | 150 | 239 |
| 2015 | 193 | 288 |
| 2016 | 236 | 333 |
| 2017 | 316 | 398 |
| 2018 | 375 | 405 |
| 2019 | 365 | 359 |
| 2020 | 432 | 415 |
| 2021 | 396 | 598 |
| 2022 | 477 | 542 |
| 2023 | 495 | 636 |
| 2024 | 473 | 572 |
| 2025 | 453 | 518 |
| 2026 | 288 | 411 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H04R 2460/13Hearing devices using bone conduction transducersIndexing code1,839
- H04R 2460/01Hearing devices using active noise cancellationIndexing code1,318
- H04R 2460/03Aspects of the reduction of energy consumption in hearing devicesIndexing code746
- H04R 2460/07Use of position data from wide-area or local-area positioning systems in hearingIndexing code591
- H04R 2460/11Aspects relating to ventsIndexing code574
- H04R 2460/17Hearing device specific tools used for storing or handling hearing devices orIndexing code499
- H04R 2460/15Determination of the acoustic seal of ear moulds or ear tips ofIndexing code300
- H04R 2460/09Non-occlusive ear tips, i.e. leaving the ear canal open, for both customIndexing code299
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Recent patents
- Method and system for supporting walking in virtual environment6 Oct 2026US 12,756,976 B2Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
- Wearable device with blocked sensor detection6 Oct 2026US 12,756,983 B2Bose Corporation
- Headset device with speakers, signal processing method and analysis system thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,749,473 B2Luxshare Precision Technology (Nanjing) Co., Ltd
- Earphone with noise reduction structure29 Sep 2026US 12,750,615 B2Anker Innovations Technology Co., Ltd.
- Real-time content-adaptive headphone amplifier with dynamic power consumption and psychoacoustic correction22 Sep 2026US 12,745,040 B2
- Noise reduction earphone and earphone noise reduction method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311673 A1Shenzhen Dancing Future Technology Ltd.
- Earphone8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313279 A1Shenzhen Dancing Future Technology Ltd.
- Apparatus and method for assessing device function of a bilateral sensory system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295253 A1Cochlear Limited
- Dive mask1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296610 A1
- Charging cases for earphones1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302811 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hearing aid with wireless remote processor1,063US 5,721,783 A1998
- Self-powered medical device1,012US 6,516,073 B1Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH · 2003
- Moisture sensitive item drying appliance589US 5,852,879 A1998
- Two active element in-the-ear microphone system507US 5,692,059 A1997
- Wireless biopotential sensing device and method with capability of short-range radio frequency transmission and reception484US 6,694,180 B12004