H04R 2460/11
Aspects relating to vents
Official title: Aspects relating to vents, e.g. shape, orientation, acoustic properties in ear tips of hearing devices to prevent occlusion
H04R2460/11 (Aspects relating to vents) appears on 574 US grants and 763 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04R- Granted patents
- 574
- Published applications
- 763
- Assignees
- 229
- Inventors
- 1,199
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 5 | 9 |
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| 2008 | 7 | 14 |
| 2009 | 1 | 11 |
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| 2011 | 11 | 14 |
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| 2018 | 25 | 34 |
| 2019 | 24 | 31 |
| 2020 | 40 | 54 |
| 2021 | 52 | 71 |
| 2022 | 57 | 70 |
| 2023 | 49 | 80 |
| 2024 | 73 | 74 |
| 2025 | 57 | 82 |
| 2026 | 35 | 81 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- In-ear monitor optimized for ear canal volume8 Sep 2026US 12,732,730 B2Audio Zenith Inc.
- Acoustic output devices8 Sep 2026US 12,732,744 B2Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Acoustic signal output device18 Aug 2026US 12,713,168 B2NTT, Inc.
- Customized wireless earphone18 Aug 2026US 12,713,169 B2Earweiss Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd
- Earphones11 Aug 2026US 12,707,182 B2Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Earphones1 Oct 2026US 2026/0304020 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Earphones1 Oct 2026US 2026/0304021 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Earphones1 Oct 2026US 2026/0304022 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Acoustic output devices1 Oct 2026US 2026/0304029 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Micro-speaker with integrated microphone and system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0304044 A1Vibrant Microsystems Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vented ear tip for hearing aid and adapter coupler therefore367US 4,375,016 AQualitone Hearing Aids, Inc. · 1983
- Mass production auditory canal hearing aid274US 4,870,688 A1989
- Acoustic coupler for use with auditory equipment269US 3,934,100 AThe Seeburg Corporation · 1976
- Conformal tip for a hearing aid with integrated vent and retrieval cord249US 6,359,993 B1Sonic Innovations, Inc. · 2002
- Disposable modular hearing aid249US 7,113,611 B2Sarnoff Corporation · 2006