H04R 2460/09
Non-occlusive ear tips, i.e. leaving the ear canal open, for both custom
Official title: Non-occlusive ear tips, i.e. leaving the ear canal open, for both custom and non-custom tips (H04R2460/11 takes precedence)
H04R2460/09 (Non-occlusive ear tips, i.e. leaving the ear canal open, for both custom) appears on 299 US grants and 431 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04R- Granted patents
- 299
- Published applications
- 431
- Assignees
- 122
- Inventors
- 490
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 5 | 7 |
| 2013 | 6 | 8 |
| 2014 | 10 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 9 |
| 2016 | 10 | 25 |
| 2017 | 14 | 33 |
| 2018 | 30 | 21 |
| 2019 | 21 | 21 |
| 2020 | 23 | 27 |
| 2021 | 22 | 24 |
| 2022 | 24 | 19 |
| 2023 | 17 | 21 |
| 2024 | 40 | 61 |
| 2025 | 24 | 65 |
| 2026 | 20 | 44 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Acoustic signal output device18 Aug 2026US 12,713,168 B2NTT, Inc.
- Earphones18 Aug 2026US 12,713,174 B2Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Earphones11 Aug 2026US 12,707,182 B2Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Acoustic devices and methods for determining transfer functions thereof4 Aug 2026US 12,700,391 B2Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Acoustic output devices with reduced sound leakage16 Jun 2026US 12,659,650 B2Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Acoustic output devices1 Oct 2026US 2026/0304029 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Open earphones24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292393 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Earphones17 Sep 2026US 2026/0281600 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Ear-clip earphones17 Sep 2026US 2026/0281603 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Open-Ear Headphone with Energy-Directing Nozzle20 Aug 2026US 2026/0247066 A1
Most cited
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