H04R 7/16
Mounting or tensioning of diaphragms or cones
H04R7/16 (Mounting or tensioning of diaphragms or cones) appears on 1,721 US grants and 2,074 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04R- Granted patents
- 1,721
- Published applications
- 2,074
- Assignees
- 538
- Inventors
- 2,756
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 6 |
| 2002 | 11 | 15 |
| 2003 | 13 | 21 |
| 2004 | 15 | 38 |
| 2005 | 16 | 25 |
| 2006 | 14 | 34 |
| 2007 | 19 | 22 |
| 2008 | 16 | 31 |
| 2009 | 21 | 28 |
| 2010 | 14 | 25 |
| 2011 | 29 | 35 |
| 2012 | 35 | 35 |
| 2013 | 27 | 30 |
| 2014 | 30 | 42 |
| 2015 | 48 | 74 |
| 2016 | 62 | 94 |
| 2017 | 75 | 119 |
| 2018 | 115 | 168 |
| 2019 | 149 | 131 |
| 2020 | 134 | 189 |
| 2021 | 148 | 106 |
| 2022 | 92 | 149 |
| 2023 | 117 | 156 |
| 2024 | 150 | 207 |
| 2025 | 148 | 160 |
| 2026 | 94 | 134 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Acoustic device295US 6,332,029 B1New Transducers Limited · 2001
- Miniature silicon condenser microphone268US 5,870,482 AKnowles Electronics, LLC · 1999
- Acoustic device206US 7,158,647 B2New Transducers Limited · 2007
- Ultra low frequency transducer and loud speaker comprising same205US 6,611,604 B1Stillwater Designs and Audio, Inc. · 2003
- Vibration actuator having an elastic member between a suspension plate and a magnetic circuit device159US 6,850,138 B1NEC Tokin Corporation · 2005