H04R 9/08
Microphones
H04R9/08 (Microphones) appears on 176 US grants and 183 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04R- Granted patents
- 176
- Published applications
- 183
- Assignees
- 101
- Inventors
- 310
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 9 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 7 | 9 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 |
| 2014 | 7 | 5 |
| 2015 | 13 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 8 |
| 2017 | 9 | 6 |
| 2018 | 11 | 29 |
| 2019 | 19 | 3 |
| 2020 | 9 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 | 9 |
| 2022 | 7 | 15 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 2025 | 6 | 8 |
| 2026 | 7 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Secure identification methods and systems23 Jun 2026US 12,666,184 B2
- Microphone circuit for the linearization of the proximity effect in a dynamic directional microphone16 Jun 2026US 12,659,654 B2Austrian Audio GmbH
- Electronic device, method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium controlling executable object based on voice signal28 Apr 2026US 12,614,550 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Horizontally-charging smart acoustic system7 Apr 2026US 12,597,789 B2Jiangxi Taide Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.
- Data transmission between a user terminal and another apparatus17 Mar 2026US 12,581,244 B2Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.
- Exterior communication system for mobility vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313278 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Sensor systems and methods for characterizing health conditions4 Jun 2026US 2026/0156394 A1Level 42 Ai
- Audio device with flexible beams7 May 2026US 2026/0129371 A1
- Suspension members for audio playback devices6 Nov 2025US 2025/0344023 A1Sonos, Inc.
- System and method of assembling a replaceable audio driver module for interchangeable use with an audio headset and a mobile speaker device16 Oct 2025US 2025/0324186 A1Dell Products L. P.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Microphone assembly98US 7,953,241 B2Sonion Nederland B. V. · 2011
- Electroacoustic transducer85US 7,062,063 B2Sonion Horsens A/S · 2006
- Coil for an electroacoustic transducer80US 7,376,240 B2Sonion Horsens A/S · 2008
- Throwable wireless microphone system for passing from one user to the next in lecture rooms and auditoriums54US 8,989,420 B1Engagement Innovations LLC · 2015
- Tubular bi-directional microphone with flared entries40US 5,282,245 AShure Brothers, Inc. · 1994