H04R 2460/17
Hearing device specific tools used for storing or handling hearing devices or
Official title: Hearing device specific tools used for storing or handling hearing devices or parts thereof, e.g. placement in the ear, replacement of cerumen barriers, repair, cleaning hearing devices
H04R2460/17 (Hearing device specific tools used for storing or handling hearing devices or) appears on 499 US grants and 639 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04R- Granted patents
- 499
- Published applications
- 639
- Assignees
- 197
- Inventors
- 1,068
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 13 |
| 2006 | 3 | 10 |
| 2007 | 8 | 7 |
| 2008 | 8 | 11 |
| 2009 | 7 | 14 |
| 2010 | 9 | 14 |
| 2011 | 7 | 16 |
| 2012 | 15 | 23 |
| 2013 | 14 | 20 |
| 2014 | 17 | 23 |
| 2015 | 24 | 31 |
| 2016 | 18 | 19 |
| 2017 | 18 | 46 |
| 2018 | 47 | 29 |
| 2019 | 28 | 30 |
| 2020 | 26 | 51 |
| 2021 | 41 | 44 |
| 2022 | 45 | 47 |
| 2023 | 37 | 55 |
| 2024 | 36 | 44 |
| 2025 | 28 | 46 |
| 2026 | 27 | 33 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Sound communication system including microphone and personal audio output device8 Sep 2026US 12,732,729 B2
- Open button and electronic device25 Aug 2026US 12,718,995 B2Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Earphone and earphone assembly18 Aug 2026US 12,713,175 B2Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
- Wireless headset system and wireless headset11 Aug 2026US 12,707,186 B2Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Application for assisting a hearing device wearer4 Aug 2026US 12,700,235 B2GN Hearing A/S
- Charging cases for earphones1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302811 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Charging cases for earphones24 Sep 2026US 2026/0291268 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Charging cases for earphones17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280321 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Charger for Charging at least one Hearing Device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0281601 A1Sonova AG
- Earphone and case of earphone10 Sep 2026US 2026/0270603 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Moisture sensitive item drying appliance589US 5,852,879 A1998
- Magnetic attachment device for insertion and removal of hearing aid250US 4,756,312 AAdvanced Hearing Technology, Inc. · 1988
- Conformal tip for a hearing aid with integrated vent and retrieval cord249US 6,359,993 B1Sonic Innovations, Inc. · 2002
- Hearing aid234US 7,010,137 B1Sarnoff Corporation · 2006
- Conformable ear tip with spout213US 7,965,855 B1Plantronics, Inc. · 2011