H04R 25/00
Electric hearing aids
H04R25/00 (Electric hearing aids) appears on 9,940 US grants and 11,239 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04R- Granted patents
- 9,940
- Published applications
- 11,239
- Assignees
- 1,718
- Inventors
- 9,959
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 22 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 17 | 0 |
| 1983 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | 28 | 0 |
| 1985 | 27 | 0 |
| 1986 | 34 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 41 | 0 |
| 1989 | 57 | 0 |
| 1990 | 48 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 32 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 52 | 0 |
| 1997 | 54 | 0 |
| 1998 | 99 | 0 |
| 1999 | 67 | 0 |
| 2000 | 95 | 0 |
| 2001 | 85 | 49 |
| 2002 | 93 | 150 |
| 2003 | 109 | 177 |
| 2004 | 124 | 256 |
| 2005 | 87 | 251 |
| 2006 | 165 | 264 |
| 2007 | 172 | 355 |
| 2008 | 153 | 348 |
| 2009 | 156 | 405 |
| 2010 | 215 | 401 |
| 2011 | 241 | 387 |
| 2012 | 423 | 362 |
| 2013 | 402 | 448 |
| 2014 | 432 | 507 |
| 2015 | 435 | 551 |
| 2016 | 523 | 518 |
| 2017 | 502 | 545 |
| 2018 | 518 | 555 |
| 2019 | 545 | 524 |
| 2020 | 565 | 584 |
| 2021 | 508 | 712 |
| 2022 | 559 | 681 |
| 2023 | 555 | 637 |
| 2024 | 541 | 615 |
| 2025 | 519 | 532 |
| 2026 | 348 | 425 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H04R 25/55Electric hearing aids: using an external connection, either wireless or wired3,528
- H04R 25/60Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts3,439
- H04R 25/50Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics2,486
- H04R 25/65Housing parts1,902
- H04R 25/70Adaptation of deaf aid to hearing loss1,518
- H04R 25/40Arrangements for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic1,336
- H04R 25/30Monitoring or testing of hearing aids1,044
- H04R 25/45Prevention of acoustic reaction, i.e. acoustic oscillatory feedback1,008
All 14 subgroupsShow fewer
- H04R 25/35Electric hearing aids: using translation techniques692
- H04R 25/43Electronic input selection or mixing based on input signal analysis513
- H04R 25/02Electric hearing aids: adapted to be supported entirely by ear268
- H04R 25/75Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception252
- H04R 25/48Electric hearing aids: using constructional means for obtaining a desired frequency response216
- H04R 25/04Comprising pocket amplifiers33
Recent patents
- Binaural hearing system with distributed sensors, and method of its operation6 Oct 2026US 12,754,204 B2Sonova AG
- Synthetic human ear with opposing microphones for detecting sound power/intensity6 Oct 2026US 12,756,965 B2Sony Group Corporation
- Hearing aid with internal antenna6 Oct 2026US 12,756,982 B2Oticon A/S
- Ear-worn device with neural network-based noise modification and/or spatial focusing29 Sep 2026US 12,750,623 B2Fortell Research Inc.
- Method for detecting a direction of arrival of an acoustic target signal and binaural hearing system29 Sep 2026US 12,750,626 B2Sivantos Pte.Ltd
- A wearable electronic device comprising an rf antenna8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306856 A1Uneeg Medical A/S
- Method of repairing a hearing aid and a hearing aid repair system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311139 A1WS Audiology A/S
- Feedback Canceller in a Hearing Assistance System8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313299 A1Legato Audio, Inc.
- Audio processing using hearing loss data8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313300 A1Dolby International AB
- Hearing aid with adaptive level steering8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313301 A1Oticon A/S
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
- Method for optimally positioning and securing the external unit of a transcutaneous transducer of the skin of a living body482US 5,545,191 AAlfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research · 1996
- Wireless open ear canal earpiece473US 6,021,207 AResound Corporation · 2000
- Hybrid behind-the-ear and completely-in-canal hearing aid427US 5,606,621 ASiemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. · 1997