H04R 2460/03
Aspects of the reduction of energy consumption in hearing devices
H04R2460/03 (Aspects of the reduction of energy consumption in hearing devices) appears on 746 US grants and 879 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04R- Granted patents
- 746
- Published applications
- 879
- Assignees
- 277
- Inventors
- 1,530
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 11 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 7 | 15 |
| 2005 | 2 | 13 |
| 2006 | 8 | 15 |
| 2007 | 8 | 15 |
| 2008 | 6 | 14 |
| 2009 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 19 |
| 2011 | 16 | 23 |
| 2012 | 25 | 15 |
| 2013 | 10 | 41 |
| 2014 | 29 | 42 |
| 2015 | 32 | 51 |
| 2016 | 44 | 44 |
| 2017 | 55 | 84 |
| 2018 | 81 | 54 |
| 2019 | 64 | 68 |
| 2020 | 69 | 65 |
| 2021 | 43 | 48 |
| 2022 | 52 | 60 |
| 2023 | 42 | 51 |
| 2024 | 48 | 32 |
| 2025 | 39 | 40 |
| 2026 | 16 | 44 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Real-time content-adaptive headphone amplifier with dynamic power consumption and psychoacoustic correction22 Sep 2026US 12,745,040 B2
- Hearing device with multi-source-connection control16 Jun 2026US 12,656,999 B2GN Hearing A/S
- Method and device for transmitting audio data based on Bluetooth low energy16 Jun 2026US 12,659,655 B2Nanjing Zgmicro Company Limited
- Managing earpieces for presenting an audio stream9 Jun 2026US 12,652,506 B2QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Physical layer improvements for short range wireless communications12 May 2026US 12,627,960 B2Google Inc.
- Open-Ear Headphone with Energy-Directing Nozzle20 Aug 2026US 2026/0247066 A1
- Hearing aid including wind noise reduction20 Aug 2026US 2026/0247085 A1Oticon A/S
- Ear Appliance13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238882 A1
- Managing usage of components of an audio communication device in stereo and mono modes13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238912 A1Motorola Mobility LLC
- Monophonic Audio for True Wireless Earbuds13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238974 A1Google Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Self-powered medical device1,012US 6,516,073 B1Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH · 2003
- Voltage/current control system for a human tissue stimulator384US 5,522,865 AAlfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research · 1996
- Multichannel cochlear implant system including wearable speech processor306US 5,603,726 AAlfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research · 1997
- Communication system for wireless audio devices302US 8,169,938 B2Starkey Laboratories, Inc. · 2012
- Power control loop for implantable tissue stimulator283US 5,876,425 AAdvanced Bionics AG · 1999